The issue of police reforms has become an asset of reluctance and arrogance.

Conference of Chief Ministers on Internal Security has become only a meeting of demands and mistrust.Neither Center wants to take one step backwards,nor the states want to move one step forward.Why doesn’t the Chief Minister holds a strategic view about the issue of police reforms? We have incorporated every tradition in our culture,but when will we develop a kind of security culture,in which police reforms would share a large space to secure the strategic interests of our country? 

The concept of morning policing is not as simple as it looks.Before achieving the real motive,this concept requires a lot of mental exercise.Simply by giving instructions,SSP/SP or DIG cannot find the core solution of the issue.Lack of resources,irrational duty hours,lack of accountability,severe lack of funds are some of the ingredients which together constitute a recipe of insecurity and incapacity.Making promises or being strict without filling the gaps existing on the grounds doesn’t provide a faithful assurance to the citizens.

Director General of Police (DGP) is like an umbrella for the whole police department,who bears the responsibility of providing better and effective policing in the state at the policy level.Strategic management and quality leadership are the two most important functions of DGP Headquarters.Uttar Pradesh Police strongly needs extra efforts and effective actions to be carried out at the level of DGP.

The issue of police reforms has turned into an assembly packed with the people bursting into laughter on the jokes made on the plight of a common man,who is crying for implementing police reforms.

Police Reforms is not like a magic wand,which will create a beautiful angel and the whole system gets restructured and clean,in the blink of an eye.The issue of police reforms is like a book in which all the pages are empty and it depends upon the government,whether it wants to write the history of politically armed police force or to write new chapters of police reforms,which will be remembered so much for the glory of our country.

The implementation of Police Reforms is a gift to an old police administrative structure who lost the hope of living with pride and honour and whose contribution is vital in building a vibrant and dynamic society.

Two or three transfers in a week can’t boost up the morale of Police Officers.A decision about the transfer should be taken with an open and strategic mind.Second or third opinion in transferring police officers leads to a fractured police administration. Only Pure Polity can become a chemotherapy to cure administrative cancer.

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.

State governments should separate the budget allocation for police organization from general budget.There is too much scope for the development of infrastucture and modernization of police and separate budget would be able to meet coming challenges for the police.A well developed,well equipped,coordinated and modernized police organization will be able to bring a change at the root level of concept of formation of police organization.