Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday exhorted Delhi Police to become a ‘model police force’. The Home Minister declared the Union Government will fully back its personnel and protect their honour if they serve people with dedication, sincerity and honesty. The Home Minister spoke while inaugurating a web application of Delhi Police. The specially designed application can be used for the issue of police clearance certificate, getting passport, visa and other services. The Home Minister also said that he wants Delhi to become a model State too.
“If that happens, the whole country will emulate Delhi,” he said in a function at Vigyan Bhavan organised by the Delhi Police. The Home Minister maintained that the country is facing a ‘crisis of credibility’, and asked all Delhi Police personnel to take it as a challenge and serve people with dedication, sincerity and honesty to gain confidence and goodwill of people. “If you can do that I am fully with you. Our Government will stand by you to protect your honour and prestige,” he added in the same breath.
Terming the fresh initiative of the Delhi Police as ‘confidence building measure, the Home Minister stated that around a lakh people will be benefited every year by this new service.lieutenant Governor of Delhi Najeeb Jung, Home Secretary Anil Goswami, Director of Intelligence Bureau Syed Asif Ibrahim, Chief Secretary of Delhi SK Shrivastava and other senior officials of the Home Ministry and Delhi Police were present on the occasion.