“Police Station” or “Leadership”,which is the core problem of crisis prevailing in the police administration of Uttar Pradesh?

Uttar Pradesh Government and the top officials of the police administration are giving directions to Superintendents of Police(SPs) ,since two years to make strict supervision on police stations in their respective areas.It is true that the ultimate authority of all the police stations in the district lies in the hands of SSP/SP,but is the government moving in the right direction by only giving direction to SPs,or the government don’t want to look behind the curtain?SP is the incharge of all the police stations in the district and he has the power to suspend or transfer the SHO and other policemen posted in the police station,but if SP is not committed towards his duty,or he is insensitive towards the grievances of people,or he is uncapable of holding strong and strict supervision due to the political pressure from the top executive,or he is only indulged in his self interest instead of indulging in the interest of the whole district,or he is not asking the SHO to make enough patrolling in his respective area,then who will be responsible for any kind of unlawful and shameful incident in police station?If the government wants to make SPs active and accountable ,then it must have fixed the responsibility and time frame for giving positive result of the directions given by the government,but first of all Uttar Pradesh Government should immediately roll back it’s policy of making the officer of the Rank of DIG as the District Police Chief.Since,February,2009,when this decision was taken,crime graph has been moving upwards and it has not shown the downward trend at least for once. They(DIGs) haven’t been able to succeed to met the expectations of the government and the people.Second factor is leadership.If SP has not the quality of sensible leadership in it’s role ,then the problems will be remain as same as earlier.For that,SP has to develop the sense of commitment,sense of belongingness for the victims,sense of dedication,sense of delivering the result which he has to produce before the people,not before the government,because police is meant for the safety of people,sense of accountability towards the people,but unfortunately aam aadmi rarely get chance to meet it’s DPC,to which he has to tell his/her problem.Government has to take effective measures to fill this gap between the DCP and the people.

                                                                           Police Station is not a hell,but we can’t call it a heaven,but a joint effort by the government and the police administration make it a place for the purpose of  which it has been established.Government do not feel the need to develop the infrastructure of police stations.Some police stations are very small that even the police jeep can’t enter in the police stations,some police stations are big but,infrastructure is very poor,and the most important thing is the kind of policemen sitting in the police station.After that,most of the SPs do not feel the need to make a surprise visit to the police station.They have a lot of excuses of not visiting the police stations.Then,you don’t have the kind of supervision from the side of officers of the Rank of DIG or IG.Even,IG does not have a lot of work and he only enjoys the cool environment of his/her office.ADG(Law and Order) has the burden of so many tasks on his shoulder and DGP is the boss of Police Administration in the State,then why would he bears the pain of visiting the police station? In an overall perspective,if the government wants to make police administration effective,committed,dedicated,sensitive and honest towards it’s duty,then it must have end the political influence being made on the working of police administration,and political patronage being given to corrupt police officials and most importantly police officials should always remember the prestige and respect attached with the uniform.

“Do not call women and girls to police station”

On Wedenesday,Principal Secretary(Home) and DGP presided Law and Order Review Meeting of a particular zone and gave the directions to not call the women and girls to police station.This is shameful and unacceptable.It clearly shows the helpness and failure of the top hierarchy of Police Administration and Uttar Pradesh Government,for not being able to ensure the safety of women in the state.This statement not only broaden the gap of mistrust between police and women,but also destablized the complete structure and management of Uttar Pradesh Police.Today,moral ethics and institutional integrity of Uttar Pradesh Police has been damaged by unlawful acts.Police is meant for safety of people especially women,weaker and vulnerable sections of the society,but if top police and administrative officials are giving this kind of statement,then it clearly shows that they have no control over the police administration of the state,and the government is only politicizing the working pattern of police in the state.I agree that policemen are also living in very bad situation,they are not able to work properly,but it doesn’t mean that they are permitted to kill or rape a girl.If the personal value and humanity of a policeman is killed due to the existing structure of police in the state,then it doesn’t mean that he would be  transformed into a satan from savior.Today,policeman in Uttar Pradesh is indulged in every kind of unlawful and henious crime.The decision of establishing Women Police Stations only exist on paper.Uttar Pradesh Police has lost the sensitivity and commitment towards it’s duty.Uttar Pradesh is descending into chaos.What we can say,if Uttar Pradesh is facing such kind of situation inspite of having a women Chief Minister,who came with a pledge of making Uttar Pradesh free from mafia and gunda raj.How would I be able to forge a consensus on police reforms,how would I be able to gain the support for policemen,how would I be able to answer the questions about the kind of acts which policemen are performing in the state,for our book.It would take four or five years for the government and top hierarchy of police administration to restore the image of police in the state.

Uttar Pradesh Police is acting on the lines of expectations of the people

Shameful,henious,inhumane,unkind are the words  which are becoming the symbol of prestige and respect  for the uniform of some policemen in Uttar Pradesh.“Protection of Good,Destruction of Bad” is the motto of Uttar Pradesh Police,but what we can  say after the recent incidents in Uttar Pradesh which not only spoiled the image and character of Police,but it has proved that some policemen are really very cruel that we can’t compare them with Ravana.The whole structure of Uttar Pradesh Police got severely damaged,having the kind of officers at the top and junior level,who are not only distorting the prestige  and sentiments of  Police Uniform but,kill the humanity in a most brutal way.From constable to DGP,everybody should be shameful of this act which happened in Lakhimpur Kheri,but it’s really unfortunate that policemen even don’t try to persuade other policemen of their organization to not indulge in these kind of shameful acts.Cases of murder,incidents of robbery,continous allegations on the working pattern and style of Uttar Pradesh Police,disrespect for police uniform and complete neglegance of motto has become the top priority of some policemen in Uttar Pradesh.Today,IPS Officers in Uttar Pradesh have become more powerful than MLAs and Ministers,because they are enjoying the complete patronage of Highest level of executive authority.Policemen always say that they too have their family,they have to educate their children,they have to fulfill the responsibility which their family expect from them,but don’t they think that they are involved in killing the sentiments of the entire community,don’t they think that,they are involved in that crime which not only spoil the image of police but making their family shameful on such kind of acts which they perform,don’t they think that,what kind of image they are making in the minds of children living in the society? Today,if somebody abuse a policeman,then there is a concrete reason behind this,today if somebody wants to declare a policeman as a biggest criminal of the state,then there is a concrete reason behind this,if  somebody ask me today,that why do you support the policemen,then I have to think ten times before I speak in favour of them.Who is responsible for this kind of situation prevailing in the state? Is it government,police organization,political class or the civil society? The answer is,we all are responsible for this kind of tragic situation because we produce a good human being and we also produce a bad human being,but being a policeman,a person has the sole responsibility to ensure the safety of the people,which Uttar Pradesh Police take as a matter of joke and carelessness.Smartness of SSP or DIG  does not get increase by having the stars or having the ashok emblem on the shoulders,but  the intelligentsia and smartness of IPS Officers get increase by the kind of duty and commitment he/she performs.

Beat constable can not be made accountable without fixing accountability of the senior officers

Yesterday,DGP of UP Karamveer Singh said in a Law and Order Review Meeting that,there is a need to fix accountability of beat constable because he is the crucial person to provide basic information of the criminal activities happening in his area.DGP is the senior-most officer of the state and he is very well aware of the systemic features in the police department of the State.The debate on the issue of making beat constable accountable is not new and DGP knows very well that without fixing accountability of the senior officers,beat constable can not be made accountable.Take an example,suppose,beat constable provides information about any suspicious activity and SHO is not interested in taking action,then who would be responsible for any mishappening? After the mishappening,SHO will blame beat constable of not providing information at the appropriate time and at that time who would support the beat constable?DGP is well aware of this fact that only lower rank police officials face disciplinary or departmental action,especially in Uttar Pradesh,where the Chief Minister’s behaviour towards policeman is not good and supportive,then how can the DGP talks about the accountability of only beat constable and not senior officers,because senior officers  enjoy political patronage of their bosses and to make them accountable,we need a DGP which is honest,committed,dedicated towards his duty and most importantly, who do not receive political gifts from his boss.

10-Point Formula for the Police Force to become the ideal organization in the State.

The subject matter of Police Reforms runs in my veins,so whatelse can I think? In the last 11 months,I have written 47 articles on police reforms without having a job in the police.I accept that i still unaware of many facts and concerns of the police force but what I have seen,what I have listened,what I have understood,is in front of everyone in the form of my ideas and opinions.I believe that one day,police reforms will be a reality and I will try my best to forge a consensus among the people on the subject matter of police reforms,because only we can give our country a better future.Police is the mirror of our society.Police is an integral part of our life.What police do,develops a certain mindset of the people and what people give,becomes the strength of the police,so it is the two way approach which our society and police should adopt but unfortunately police is not able to satisfy the people and people are not willing to give and the result is in front of us.Today,I m giving a 10-Point which I think is the best way of making our police force better than ever.Political will comes first which will work as a painkiller for the police organization because police is the two eyes of politics.Then comes the major and basic concern i.e to say about salary which plays the most important role in restructuring the whole organization.When the children of our policemen will not be able to study properly,when a policeman will not be able to spend a part of his income on health,when a policeman will not be able to ensure better future for his children,when a policeman will not be able to fulfill the basic needs of his family then how can the expectations of a common man come true?”Health is Wealth”,but health of a policeman is getting the same importance in the organization as the today the whole issue water conservation is getting in the society.Yoga should be incorporated in the daily life of a policeman because the policeman  who are defending us should be hale and hearty.Modernisation is the life long support of our police force because it is a countinuing process.Incidents of people-police clash have increased manifold and our policemen  still havn’t get the basic instruments to save themselves from the rage of people.Environment provides happiness,motivation,commitment,satisfaction and the willingness to do a job but the police force is surrounded by the political environment which is like a cancer for the whole organization.Political interference should be kept out of the appointments made in the police force.Politics should become the strength of the police force,not the weakness.Accountability is the prime factor of regulation in any organization.Accountability should be fixed for the IPS Officers because they become the dictators and suspend the lower rank policemen and lower rank policemen are also harassed by the senior officers and in Uttar Pradesh,senior rank police officials have adopted the ideology of the ruling government which is a death of welfare state and the violations of the police rules and manuals.We are living in the era of Informaition Technology but unfortunately this technology has not been incorporated in the police department upto the desired extent.Computerization of police stations is a good decision but it should not become the last step because IT brings transparency.Transparency in the police department  will come through several measures like online registration of an FIR,opening up the website of every district police,records of local and high profile criminals should be put on the District Police Website,every policeman should be given computer education to tackle cyber crime,every police jeep should be fitted with GPS by which the reality of police patrolling should be known to all.Trust comes through transparency and the trust deficit between police and people is known to all.Janta Darbar should be organized by every Superintendent of Police at District level and by SHO at every police station and the report card of the SHO should be made by the people of that particular area.Do everything to bridge the trust deficit.In the last,I would like to focus on people cooperation which is a vital pillar of strong and effective police force.People should try to interact with our policemen,policeman comes from a similar society in which we live.What we teach our children,will shape the future of the entire nation.Policeman is also a child of someone.I know that policeman needs to learn about how to behave with a common man,about the moral ethics which doesn’t reflect by the working pattern of the police department but it doesn’t mean that we will discard them from the society.People should think with relaxed mind about the problems of a policeman.Media,Civil Society,NGOs should bring the attention of the 
.people towards police reforms as they are doing in other areas like corruption,saving environment etc.

Chief Minister’s Law and Order review meeting is like a slow poison

On 23^rd March,2011,Chief Minister Mayawati has chaired another review meeting regarding the situation of Law and Order in the state.It is not the first time when the top bureaucrats of all the districts of Uttar Pradesh have gathered in Lucknow to know their act of shame.Everytime,the Chief Minister say them to pull up their socks but bureaucrats are now become habitual to listen these kind of warnings and these kind of directions are like the fruit juice which they take in their breakfast.Is the Law and Order Review meeting fulfilling it’s purpose?Do the bureaucrats follow the principles of bureaucracy i.e neutrality,anonymity,impersonality ?Is the Chief Minister really bothers about the current situation of Law and Order in the State?Actually,what I understand is that these kind of meetings are acting like a slow poison for the peace and security of the State.In the first year of BSP’S Rule in the state,when the Chief Minister chaired these kind of meetings,then the police used to be active the day before the meeting was held and patrolling was also intensified in the state capital but now I do not see any alertness or activeness on the day before the meeting was held.Earlier,when the Chief Minister chaired the meeting of Commissioners,DMs,SPs,DIGs,IGs,then they had fear in their mind regarding the consequences they could face but now the Chief Minister has only one statement to say that,”Do improve your working style or be  ready to face the consequences.Is this statement really matters a lot for those officers? Now,every post in the Uttar Pradesh Police comes under the shadow of political ambition.People understand that the Government of Uttar Pradesh is not serious about tackling the crime in the State and now they will have to pray to their god to get justice because police has been failed to enact the Rule of Law in the State and the Chief Minister also equally responsible for that.Senior Police Officers are getting strong and becoming dictators by these kind of meetings and the crime graph is heading towards peak point,so the Chief Minister will have to think any other option to make these officers accountable,responsible and committed towards eradicating the crime from the State.

Future of Uttar Pradesh Police lies in darkness.

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?

Uttar Pradesh Police desperately needs the mental revolution

Uttar Pradesh Police is on the top of the violation of the Human Rights in the country.As a state Uttar Pradesh is the top fake encounter specialist in the country with 716 fake encounters cases registered at National Human Rights Commission from the state in the last 16 years (1993-2009).No other state in the country has entered three-digit figure.I know that it is not necessary that every case which has been registered in NHRC would be a fake encounter but this kind of artificial bravery should not be acceptable at all.It is the time of introspection for the Government and the police, that what kind of example they are trying to set among the people in the state? Today,everyone is raising a finger  towards the Uttar Pradesh Police for their lack of integrity,lack of capacity to track criminal cases on time,lack of strong intelligence network in the state,lack of institutional respect among people etc.Actually,neither the government nor the police is able to explain the reason of the failure of law and order in the state.Working system of police reflects the mental attitude of the organization.Change in mental attitude is one of the important aspect of police reforms.Suspension and transfer can not bring the change in the mental attitude among the organization.Change in mental attitude needs the change in the Indian Police Act and implementing the Model Police Act, need to fix the duty hours,creating a conducive environment among the organization,rising the motivation level of the policeman,need to address their basic concerns like change in salary structure,provide them good accommodation facilities,do some focus on their health by conducting yoga classes once in a week and providing the extra incentives for their good work,need to educate the police on how to deal with the people in a decent and civilized manner,need to provide them modern weapons and instruments to fight with the modern crime,need to establish the strict supervision and  the most important need is to free them with any kind of political pressure.When all the aforementioned factors will be combined,then the “Mental Revolution” takes place which will bring a significant change in the police organization and this kind of revolution will proved to be a milestone in restoring the dignity of the police organization.But,first of all,government needs to be sensitive on the subject of police reforms.Police Reforms should become one of the top priority of the welfare government.

Number of patrolling days in the month of February

In the month of February,10 times patrolling has been done,in 6 days out of the 28 days.Patrolling has been done between 12:00am and 1:30 am.

Only lip service can’t bridge the gap between police and people

Uttar Pradesh Police is one of the most unpopular police force in India.People of Uttar Pradesh are not able to develop the trust on police due to several reasons.Uttar Pradesh Police think that lip service can do everything like, lip service can develop trust among people,lip service can teach a policeman about how to behave,lip service can stop crime in the state,lip service can launch special drives against eve teasing,lip service can provide security to women in the state,in an overall perspective lip service is the best weapon to make police force effective,faithful and sensitive.I like to say that this method of controlling crime and developing mutual trust is totally erroneous.I can say that lip service is the way of giving assurance but if only assurance can prevail the Rule of Law in the state then there is no need of Indian Police Act.Lip Service provides the sense of belongingness but it does not resolve the core issue,especially to tackle crime in the state.Actually,IPS Officers of Uttar Pradesh are adopting the path of their political bosses or may be they are ordered to follow the principle of politics.When you talk to the DPCs,DIG,IGPs ,then the first assurance you will get from them is to focus on trust building measures.But,it is very disappointing that the police officials of Uttar Pradesh are not able to find the trust building measures since a long time.Here,equal blame also goes to state government because when any commited and dedicated officer want to implement a new initiative,then he will be awarded with the most beautiful gift of transfer.But,there are only few police officers who want to do so otherwise most of the officers only believe in lip service but a common man get nothing by this kind of service.I have read the interview of many DPCs of Lucknow and other cities when they have joined their respective district for the first time,everybody expressed concern about the behaviour of policemen,lack of trust between policeman and aam aadmi,increasing cases of crime against women and on the first day of joining they make announcements that policeman will be made accountable,action will be taken against guilty irrespective of having any kind of background,a safer environment will be provided for women and so on.I know,that transfer is the major problem of IPS Officers in the state and Uttar Pradesh Police administration is feeling suffocated in political environment but still there are few officers who are giving good performance.I know that condition is not same for everyone but the police administration has become irresponsible and careless.I urge the police administration of Uttar Pradesh to stop lip service and do a little focus on bridging gap between police and people and I also urge the Chief Minister to provide suitable environment to the police administration for performing their tasks and make them accountable.