Police and Public- Why a gap subsists?

Unless warranted, a common man would never want/ dare to exchange any words with a policeman. And the two words,‘want’ and ‘dare’, elucidate everything. In a democratic setup, wherein we are free to elect our representatives, who in turn are accountable for appointing personnel so as to guarantee security and justice to all, how can even a trivial form of autocracy find any existence? The police force, who has been delegated the task of protecting citizens’ rights and helping them in any and every possible manner, seems to have disremembered the very preamble of existence. Let us try and find the underlying causesof this critical gap.

What is the basic dissimilarity between dictatorship anddemocracy? While in the former, the protectors of justice followonly the directives of the ruling authority; in the latter, theguards of law work under the guidelines laid down by the law of the land, treating all citizens, whether rich or poor, alike. Then what shall we think of the prevailing scenario of our country, wherein the guardians of law, our policemen, rarely care for the common man and adhere to just what is directed by the MPs, MLAs, and other political personalities? For sure, until our police force becomes uncomplicatedly accessible to the general public, the purpose of democracy is not met.

Not for even a day are our newspapers free of any biased/ unlawful conduct of the police. While in many of the news, the report ends with the note that the police have not yet registered the case, in the others we read about the laidback outlook of cops. It is easy to debate over the instance of rape or acid attack; however the pain of the victim, which further enhances when she approaches the police to get the complaint registered, is hard to even imagine. Or for that matter, when a poor villager moves to the police station to list a complaint for a stolen bicycle, he often senses absence of any justice, when the cops abuse him without listing the complaint.

The motive of my writing is not to uncover the sad instances ofunfairness yet again. However, when we are anticipating for high GDP rate, enhanced work prospects, dipped prices, and lowered interest rates, let us also focus on a basic need- certainand unbiased security of all. Why at all has this need arisen is not a tough question to answer. The management of the policeforce lies more or less with the political leaders, who quite often have their distinct vote banks. The policemen, even when theymove towards doing the right thing, are stopped by the power holders. Next is the greed of fetching unauthorized perks in lieu of helping the common man.

And accountable for such a decline is the common man too. It appears easy to escape penalty by bribing a policeman, which in turn sets an evil and unstoppable trend. Tell me honestly what is the first thought that comes to your mind when you break law- For sure, bribing the guardians of law. Indeed, unless the police force is freed from the day to day political snooping, nothing much can be expected. Herein, the directives of the Supreme Court regarding setting up of state security commissions to curb undue pressure of politicians, fixed tenure of police officers, andtransparent appointment of police heads, have to be executed byall the CMs sooner than later.

85 thoughts on “Police and Public- Why a gap subsists?

  1. Satbir Singh Bedi

    This is an excellent article. Police force act like tiny dictators and are ready to beat anybody who complains. Once they even had beaten the Secretary to the Government of India, Department of Food. Secretary filed the complaint but nothing came out of it. Even the judiciary at the top level closes its eyes. One ACP was sentenced to death for custodial death by Sessions Judge but was let off by the Delhi High Court with only 10 years of imprisonment. A strong judiciary is also necessary for checking the autocratic police force.

    Reply
  2. Biranchi Narayan Acharya

    Fact is Indian Police system requires urgent reform. The system is still colonial & instead of Britishers they now serve politicians! Police should be public friendly because public are masters in this democracy! Even security commission may also act like political office like NCW & other hosts of commissions present in India! Point presented by you excellent!

    Reply
  3. Mehek

    Thank you for some other magnificent post.
    Where else could anybody get that kind of information in such a perfect manner of writing?
    I have a presentation subsequent week, and I’m on the look for such information.

    Reply
  4. Sanjay

    Hello very cool website!! Man .. Excellent .. Amazing .. I will bookmark your website and take the feeds additionally.I am glad to search out numerous useful information here within the publish, we need work out extra techniques in this regard, thank you for sharing. . . . . .

    Reply
  5. Mamta

    Can I just say what a relief to discover someone that actually understands what they are talking about over the internet.
    You definitely understand how to bring a problem to light and make it important.
    More and more people really need to read this and understand this side of the story.
    I was surprised that you aren’t more popular since you most certainly possess the gift.

    Reply
  6. Mikul

    I just had to drop you a line to let you know that John and I think that the website is BRILLIANT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Well done.

    Reply
  7. Saagar

    Just spent a few very enjoyable minutes looking at the site.
    Excellent! Well done. Overall very good: clean, easy to navigate,
    informative and, importantly, interesting.

    Reply
  8. Sahil

    Hello my friend! I wish to say that this article is amazing,
    nice written and come with approximately all important infos.
    I would like to see more posts like this .

    Reply
  9. Julie Kneeland

    you are actually a good webmaster. The site loading pace is incredible. It sort of feels that you are doing any unique trick. Also, The contents are masterwork. you have done a excellent job on this topic!

    Reply
  10. Sneha Paal

    What I have seen so far is brilliant and everyone involved should be congratulated.
    I can see me spending the rest of the evening perusing the site.
    Just when I thought I would like an early night!

    Reply
  11. Vera D. Schomberg

    fantastic put up, very informative. I wonder why the opposite experts of this
    sector don’t understand this. You must continue your
    writing. I’m confident, you’ve a huge readers’ base already!

    Reply
  12. N.K. Tiwari

    Great task on this publish!
    I enjoy the way you displayed your info as well as the way a person achieved it significant and also obvious to be aware of.
    Thanks a great deal.

    Reply
  13. Vineet

    I really like what you’ve acquired here,
    really like what you’re saying and the way in which you say it.
    You make it enjoyable and you still care for to keep it smart.

    Reply
  14. Sudhanshu

    Can I just say what a relief to discover someone that actually understands what they are talking about over the internet.
    You definitely understand how to bring a problem to light and make it important.
    More and more people really need to read this and understand this side of the story.
    I was surprised that you aren’t more popular since you most certainly possess the gift.

    Reply
  15. P. Paresh

    I just want to say I am just all new to blogging and site-building and absolutely enjoyed this web site
    Likely I want to bookmark your site .
    You actually come with amazing writings. Bless you for sharing your web page.

    Reply
  16. Lalit

    After looking into a handful of the blog articles on your website,
    I seriously like your technique of writing a blog.
    I added it to my bookmark site list and will be checking back in the near future.

    Reply
  17. Ajai

    Hello!
    I simply want to give you a huge thumbs up for the great info you have right here on this post.
    I’ll be coming back to your site for more soon.

    Reply
  18. Chandra sekharan

    What I have seen so far is brilliant and everyone involved should be congratulated.
    I can see me spending the rest of the evening perusing the site.
    Just when I thought I would like an early night!

    Reply
  19. A.R. Sinha

    I’m often to blogging and i really appreciate your content.
    The article has actually peaks my interest.
    I am going to bookmark your web site and keep checking for brand new information.

    Reply
  20. Naresh

    Very great post.
    I simply stumbled upon your weblog and wanted to say that I have really loved browsing your weblog posts.
    In any case I will be subscribing on your rss feed and I hope you write once more very soon!

    Reply
  21. Vibha Jain

    Simply wish to say your article is as amazing. The clearness in your post is simply excellent and i could assume you are an expert on this subject. Well with your permission let me to grab your RSS feed to keep up to date with forthcoming post. Thanks a million and please keep up the rewarding work.

    Reply

Leave a Reply to A.R. Sinha Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *