The proposal to introduce Police
Commissionerate System in four big cities of Uttar Pradesh is a welcomed move
as far as implementing change in the police administration is concerned,but how
much change it would be able to bring in the existing mindset of the police
administration, is a serious question? Before thinking about implementing Commissionerate
System,government should think about the resources which police administration today
have to deal with its day to day working.Without bringing fundamental reforms
in the core structure of the police administration,government is trying to
serve old wine in a new bottle to a common man.Training principles have not
been changed since 1947,police is still executing its functions according to
the provisions laid down in the Police Act of 1861,equipments are outdated and
not able to meet modern security challenges,police modernization is a subject
not in focus of the government,lack of accountability on the senior level of
police administration,weak intelligence network of the police in the
state,irrational working hours of police personnels and so many other
problems,needs an immediate attention of the state government.Police Stations
are forced to keep the snake of political intervention in its backyard.The
response time of the police after any incident is not commendable and
matured.The behaviour of police can’t be praised by a common man.Beat Constable
remains a critical weak point of policing.In an overall scenario,I can say
that,Uttar Pradesh Police is a fragile structure generated by weak polity and
unethical methods of policing,which can’t be revamped only be introducing
Police Commissionerate System.