Asking the cops to pull up their socks Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Friday asserted that providing better law and order and effective check on crime are the top priorities of his government and that he would make no comprises on that front.
"Providing better law and order and effective check on crime are the top priorities of my government. Policemen have to see that there is no injustice with common people and they should work continuously for redressing their problems," Yadav said. "This will also increase people's faith in them," he said while addressing a meeting of senior police officials here at Tilak Hall on the occasion of 'Police Week' on Fridaynoon.
"As Uttar Pradesh is the biggest state population wise, the challenges before it are also different. In the changing scenario, challenges before the police have increased and the government is aware that police has to work under difficult situations," Yadav said. The chief minister said that exchange of views during such functions as Police Week have positive results and everybody comes to know about the good works being done by their counterparts in other areas.
Regretting that vested interests sometimes try to present facts in a distorted manner to spoil the image of the state, Yadav asked police officers to remain vigilant and ensure that they do not succeed in their designs. He also asked police officers to make special efforts to see that their good work is reaching the common people.
Akhilesh Yadav further said that law and order should be addressed in a manner so as to restore people's confidence in the police. Showing his concern over ``credibility’’ of the UP Police, Yadav stressed on improving the image of the police in the interests of the people. ``Anyone in distress made first contact with you so you should give everyone a patient hearing and to do your best to give maximum relief to the aggrieved person”, Yadav asserted saying that this will not just improve the image of the Khakhi but would also raise the `Credibility’ of the Force. He also said the responsibility of police officials in assuring the prosperity and development of the state was important since they were directly in touch with the people.
Highlighting the work done by his government for modernisation of UP police like new modernised control room (Dial-100) which would improve response time, 1090 Women Help line, new vehicles and other gadgets etc, Yadav said that he also ensured timely promotion and other avenues for each cadre of police force. On the occasion, he also announced to raise the uniform allowance by 25 percent for all non-gazetted employees, 25 percent raise in house allowance for similar employees working both in Provincial Armed Constabulary and UP police.
Earlier speaking of the occasion, chief secretary Alok Ranjan said that state government is making all efforts to provide smooth law and order situation as no State could progress until peaceful atmosphere have been provided to the business community. He recounted several outstanding work done by the UP police which included putting a check on cases of communal violence. He asked the cops that they must register all the complaints immediately as non-registration damage the image of the Government before the masses. Principal Secretary Home Dewasheesh Panda and Director General of Police Javeed Ahmed also highlighted the achievements of the police force and assured that every policemen would contribute in maintaining law and order situation and to re-establish the lost credibility of the Khakhi.