Uttar Pradesh is descending into chaos.Uttar Pradesh Police has adopted the ideology of the State Government.Many IPS Officers are only serving their political bosses and the rest are careless and insensitive towards controlling the rising number of criminal incidents in the state.Yet,there are few honest IPS Officers who do not compromise on their principles but they are posted in that departments which are ineffective and are lacking in resources..Today,IPS Officers are busy on facebook rather then go on field to know the ground reality but on papers they are very dedicated to bridge the gap between police and people are they are committed to eradicate the crime against women and weaker sections of society.Some months earlier,the DGP of Uttar Pradesh has advised the Officers not to spend their working time on facebook and fulfill their responsibility towards the common man but it is known to all that the order and advise of the Chief Minister and DGP has no importance at all and officers do what they want? It is very shameful and disappointing.From May 2007 to January 2009,the situation of Law and Order in the Uttar Pradesh was not bad and the government is keeping a close watch on the working pattern of IPS Officers and review meetings were held on the regular basis and the overall performance was good but in the February,2009,the Chief Minister has taken a decision to remove the post of Zonal IGs and replaced the SSPs/SPs of 8 Mahanagars with the Officers of the Rank of DIG.This decision has completely deteriorated the situation of Law and Order in the State.Former DGP VIkram Singh who has done a commendable job, has submitted the report that this system is worsening the present situation and should be roll back immediately but we all know that the police is a means of achieving political ambitions,so the Chief Minister has rejected the recommendation of the then DGP.But,recently the Government has created the Uttar Pradesh Police NCR Zone which is comprising of seven ranges but the time will tell that will it be able to give the desired result? Today,if the criminals are living in a luxurious condition in the State,then the State Government is also equally responsible for that because political leadership can make the police stronger and effective than any other agency in the State.In May 2008,Thana Diwas was introduced with the objective of bridging the gap between the police and aam aadmi and also to motivate the people to come to police stations to register the FIR,but that objective was completely failed because SHO and other concerning officers were not interested to present at the Thana Diwas.As we know that DPCs has to be present between 10:00 am and 12:00 pm in the morning to hear the complaints of the people but the IPS Officers are the Bureaucrats i.e “NaukarShah”,so why do they hear complaints from the aam aadmi? Due to several legitimate concerns,people are not able to trust our policemen and do not want to cooperate that clearly shows the lack of participation and on the other hand police administration want to keep distance from the aam aadmi which clearly shows the lack of penetration,so the Uttar Pradesh Police Administration is on the way of becoming the worst police force in the country.
Sometimes I feel that how will I be able to forge a consensus among the people on police reforms? How will I be able to make people understand that let us trust our policeman? How will I be able to say some words in the favour of Uttar Pradesh Police if this situation continues for a long period? But,what can I do except being an optimistic?
