Congratulating the State police officers who were adorned with various police medals on the 67th Independence Day, Governor Ram Naresh Yadav has exhorted them to maintain their colourful identity and continue to work for upliftment of the society.
The First Citizen of the State further said they had secured their beautiful medals in recognition of their dedication to duty with courageous. The Governor stated this while addressing the decorated police officers and other employees who paid a courtesy call to him at Raj Bhavan on Friday here. The Governor accepted that maintaining law and order was a major challenge for police and but also to keep a cordial and friendly relation between police and public was also important. He said law and order situation was satisfactory in Madhya Pradesh.
Due to continued and effective efforts, Naxal problem was almost under control in the State. Attention to police modernisation was also being paid in the state, he added. It may be mentioned here that as many as 60 police officers and employees of Madhya Pradesh Police Service were selected for President’s Medals.
On the occasion, constable Jitendra Kumar Panchal, a Veer Padak recipient on Republic Day this year, also met Governor Yadav. The Governor talked to the wife of late Shiv Pratap Singh, gallantry award recipient posthumously, and showed affection to his son. Of the five recipients of gallantry awards from Madhya Pradesh, four were given medals posthumously.
Those decorated with Vishisht Sewa medal include Sudhir Kumar Saxena, Additional DGP and OSD in Chief Minister’s Office, Mahan Bharat Sagar, Additional DGP (Technical) Bhopal, Vijay Yadav, Additional DGP, EOW, Bhopal, Satish Kumar Saxena, DIG Ratlam Range, Tarun Kumar Ghosh, Additional DGP/Director JNPA Sagar, Pawan Kumar Jain, Additional DGP (Planning), PHQ, Bhopal and Aruna Mohan, Additional DGP (Crime against Women), PHQ, Bhopal, also met the Governor.