lieutenant-Governor Najeeb Jung on Wednesday said that a jail is not a system to punish an inmate but to make him conscious of his crime and mould him so that he can contribute to the society after his release. Jung was speaking at the Raising Day of Delhi Jails where he was the chief guest.
Speaking on the occasion, Jung, who is a retired IAS officer, recalled days when he was Superintendent of a jail in Indore for two months. “Those days were easier as Emergency was imposed but the experience was good. I learnt how tough and wonderful it is to work in jail because working here is not everybody’s cup of tea... The job is as tough as the job of regular police, it even comes with another responsibility that you have to understand the psychological condition of the person,” he said. Jung, who was accompanied by his wife, reached the prison headquarters where he was given a guard of honour by the security forces. He also inaugurated the ‘Neelkamal fountain Chowk’ at the Police Headquarters. This fountain is lotus-shaped with blue tiles, hence named “NeelKamal”.