Today,police is facing different kind of challenges not only related to law and order but socio-political issues like controlling riots against the land acquisition,lack of development etc but the most important challenge among all is the terrorism because internal security is the primary responsibility of police in the state.Police has been provided different kind of tools and instruments for smooth and better functioning.World is changing at a rapid pace and as technology is advancing with a high growth,techniques of committing the crime is getting modern and technical.In midst of this, today police is feeling helpless in controlling these kind of henious crime.What can a policeman do if any terrorist is attacking on him with AK-47,while the policeman is using .303 rifle which has been outdated?How can a policeman find any terrorist who lives in the face of a common man and acting as a sleeping module because in that kind of situation,intelligence network should be very strong and strengthning the intelligence network capable of finding the sleeping modules and other type of terrorist activities,there is a need of good amount of fund which can only be provided by state government because police informer do not provide free service and he has to fulfill his basic needs.What can a policeman do who is travelling on a bicycle and suddenly any person opens fire at him and steal his gun?These questions needs a constructive answer which can only be given through “Police Modernization.”In Uttar Pradesh,condition of police jeeps are not good.Vehicles who carry prisoners are in a very bad condition and thank god that they are running.Riots Control Vehicles i.e “Vajra” are less in number.Policemen are still using .303 rifle which always makes them feel unsafe.Some policemen are using Insaas Rifle but they are in Special Armed Forces like PAC(Provincial Armed Constabulary).Only some policemen are equipped with flak jackets(jackets which give them protection against bullets),only few policemen have riot shields otherwise most of the policemen control the riots without any protection,riot helmets are very less in number.There is a lack of innovative techniques in training.When I have visited the Police Lines,Lucknow then I got hurt by seeing the condition of control room.There is no facility for a policeman who was attending the calls,messages were continuously coming on the wireless.The policeman who was on duty was tired because no incentive has been provided to him.Only a single bed was kept there but if policeman took rest then who will be responsible for attending the calls?I think,you can imagine the condition of a policeman in the modern time.Police Modernization is the need of the hour and Uttar Pradesh Government urged the centre to provide 555 crore rupees for police modernization.Everybody knows that in Uttar Pradesh,government’s top priority is the construction of stone parks and the fund which is collected on the birthday of Chief Minister is used to bolster her defence.All the State Governments should always remember that,”Police is the mirror of Development.”
