Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday urged the new batch of IPS officers to be vigil and always be action oriented rather than inaction or extreme action. Addressing young IPS officers of 72nd batch, the Home Minister said dialogue and sensitivity are necessary to improve the image of police and every police personal has to sensitized and there should be increased communication and public contact.
He advised that young SPs should go to Tehsils and villages to meet people and stay overnight to understand the problems of common man in general. He also advised the young officers to stay away from publicity and make up mind to overcome fear of transfers.
Interacting with the young police officers, Shah said that a system is very important for any organization. He said that any organization runs successfully only when those who run it become a part of the system and work to strengthen it. By improving the system of the organization, the organization automatically improves and gives better results.
The Home Minister also said that making the organization system-centred is the key to success. Shah said that the seed should be planted in training itself to remove the problems, so that a person can be made more and more responsible and dutiful. He said that training works to mold the personality, way of working and the whole personality and if training is done properly, then it brings good results throughout life.
Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai, Union Home Secretary AK Bhalla, were also present on the virtual interaction with young IPS officers. Shah said there are allegations of no action and extreme action against the police. He said the police should avoid these and move towards just action. He said just action means natural action and police should understand the law and do the right thing.
On improving the image of the police, Shah said only policemen will have to work for improving their image. The Home Minister said "communication and sensitivity" is necessary to improve the image of the police that is why there is a need to sensitize all policepersons as well as increase communication and public contact.
Shah said it is very difficult to gather information about crime without public contact, therefore police officers of the level of Superintendent of Police and Deputy Superintendent of Police should go to Tehsils and villages and meet people and stay overnight. Shah said that they will have to be sensitive towards the concerns of the poor, backward, Dalits and tribal people and work for the progress of the country.
Shah said that officers of All India Services, especially IPS officers, should stay away from publicity. The urge to seek publicity hinders work. He said that although it is difficult to stay away from social media in the present times, police officers should stay away from it and focus on their duties. Before leaving the Police Academy, Shah said, all of you should take a vow that every day you will make a note in your diary whether the work you have done was done only for the sake of publicity.
The Home Minister said that the concept of “Side Posting” has come in the police system. He said that you should avoid thinking of such concepts because there is no such work in the police system which is not of importance.