Haryana Chief Minister Manohar lal on Friday said that as a Chief Minister he has no right to be a spendthrift or extravagant to maintain the status of this top position.
“His personal needs are minimum for which he has to spend just a little. His utmost duty is to serve the people of the state to justify his status of Chief Minister and to spend the funds only for their welfare,” said he during “Shaurya Samman” function organized by a channel here. “I have never spent to show the status of a Chief Minister. As far as personal expenditure is concerned, I am only confined to being Manohar lal”, he added.
On the occasion, the Chief Minister honoured nine police personnel of State Police with “Shaurya Samman” for their exemplary courage and devotion towards their duty for ensuring safety and security of people of the state. He also congratulated the police personnel who have been awarded with “Shaurya Samman” and said that the entire police force should take inspiration from those honoured and continue to perform their job with utmost dedication.
On this occasion, Sandeep Kumar, Sub Inspector is awarded in recognition of his outstanding act of bravery and Karan Singh Head Constable awarded posthumously with award of Bravery. Similarly, Rakesh Kumar Sub Inspector is awarded for his outstanding contribution in solving cases, Panipat Sub Inspector Hoshiyar Singh awarded for his outstanding efforts to save human lives, Head Constable Dhani Ram for his outstanding effort in traffic management, Ram Kumar Inspector for his exemplary efforts in community building, Sub Inspector Om Parkash, for his outstanding effort in training and research work, Head Constable Anil Kumar for his excellent expertise of cyber crime solutions and Vinod Kumar Assistant Sub Inspector honoured with life time achievement award.
Speaking about State Government’s initiatives towards Police modernization, the Chief Minister said that 500 new motorcycles have been provided for effective patrolling and Rs 550 crore has been sanctioned for construction of houses for police personnel. On the issue of corruption, he said that there were several cases of involvement of political leaders in corruption that resulted in loss worth crore of rupees to the nation. The previous Congress government had ruled the state for their own pleasure and delight, he added.