The Delhi Police is considering a suggestion given by the Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Satish Upadhyay to rope in youths in the policing system. Police Commissioner BS Bassi said that he is seriously considering the suggestion given by Upadhyay. Delhi BJP president Satish Upadhyay on Tuesday afternoon met Delhi Police Commissioner BS Bassi to discuss the security issues pertaining to people from other States residing in the Capital, especially people from the North-East.
The delegation discussed about the increasing violence against the people of North-East States living in Delhi besides the security of women and various aspects of law and order. South Delhi lS MP Ramesh Bidhuri, State BJP leaders Jai Prakash and Shikha Rai were part of the party of the delegation.
The BJP leaders also demanded that special helpline number 1064 should be started for lodging complaint against corruption, so that hawkers and common citizens may be able to lodge complaint with the help of this number. later talking to the reporters, Upadhyay said that they also wanted the Police Commissioner to set up Women Police Stations in each district and improvement in complaint redressing system at reception level at police stations. The State BJP leaders also demanded that on the lines of Special Police Officers, teams of student volunteers should be formed which can work as ‘eyes and ears’ of Delhi Police. The delegation informed Bassi about large scale interference in construction work and alleged harassment of hawkers by the local police. They demanded that the interference of the police in both the cases should be stopped.