The decision to induct youths from North-Eastern States in the Delhi Police will reflect the country’s national integrity and will make the force better-equipped to deal with crime against people from those States in the city, Delhi police Commissioner BS Bassi said on Friday. Bassi also mentioned that recently, during the annual DGsP/IGsP Conference in Guwahati Prime Minister had urged for broadbasing police recruitment.
Replying to a question related to a recent decision to induct 160 youths from North-East States into Delhi Police, Bassi said that the move will showcase an excellent example of our country’s unity in diversity and will make interaction of people from those States living in the national Capital more convenient. The police chief said that to ensure emergent midcourse correction, suitable changes in our relevant standing order have been notified.
“I have written to the DGsP of eight North-Eastern States to recommend names of suitable candidates from each of the state on the basis of their any ongoing or forthcoming recruitment process, for appointment of 10 male and 10 female constables (Exe.) in Delhi Police. Kiren Rijiju, the Minister of State for Home also wrote to the Chief Ministers of North-Eastern States to help Delhi Police in this regard,” the Police Commissioner said.“If these jawans or youths from different States are inducted in Delhi Police force, it would make the personnel understand each other better. With the jawans and there family living here and their heterogeneous culture would showcase a unique example of nationalism,” he said.
It may be recalled that during his visit to Delhi Police HQs few days ago, Rijiju had said, “Delhi Police do not proportionately represent the people of the North-Eastern region in its forces. There are incidents in which we feel that North-East people have to be more visible. Sometimes, justice is not enough to be done; it should seem to be done”. The Minister had also emphasised that initiatives, including the North-East helpline (1093), N-E police unit at Nanakpura, Delhi Police Facebook page especially for people from the North-East.