Delhi CP Rakesh Asthaana tells policemen to do duties with head held high in a conference
New Delhi, August 7
The Delhi CP Rakesh Asthana addressed Delhi Police personnel through video conferencing from Vimarsh Conference Hall to spell out the priorities for the force and to share his plans for their welfare in the coming times. Over 10,550 police personnel of all ranks from constables to top brass attended the address.
On this occasion, the CP Delhi also announced that an Open House will be held every Friday for members of the force to meet the CP if they have any unsorted issues or grievances.
Asthana said that Delhi Police has a glorious history, often having to work in adverse situations. “Delhi Police personnel have to deal with plethora of issues that are unique to the city”. He praised the performance of Delhi Police personnel. “Your work in areas of law and order, VVIP security and crime investigation are praiseworthy. It needs to be kept up and enhanced,” he stated adding that he will contribute in their performance by leading from the front and motivating them in all times.
Assuring that no policeperson shall face any difficulty for bonafide discharge of duty, Asthana said that it is the job of the senior leadership to take care of the force as mentors and not find faults with them unnecessarily.
He also outlined key areas of policing as law & order and crime detection and prevention, which if done well, no other issue emerges. “Pay attention to basics”, Asthana said adding each person in every rank must discharge their own functions responsibly.
On investigation, the CP Delhi exhorted the SHOs, Inspectors and IOs that time has come for evidence based policing and scientific investigation. Most of the battle of investigation is fought in Court when evidence is appreciated. If undertaken properly from the beginning, cases would result in conviction and enhance police credibility, he held. “Professional work will earn you respect of the masses as well as courts,” Asthana said.
Praising the Delhi Police’s initiatives on technological intervention in field policing, CP Delhi said that more and more use of e-Beatbook should be done on ground as also the Interoperable Criminal Justice System and Integrated Complaints Monitoring System for prevention and investigation of crimes, said Asthana emphasizing on preventive action on criminals. Also, action must be enhanced to crackdown on organized crimes like extortion, narcotics, bootlegging, gambling, human trafficking etc, he pointed out.
Drawing attention of the personnel to the importance of citizen service delivery, the CP Delhi said that “the barometer of your performance is public satisfaction”. Complainants, victims and visitors to police stations be treated politely and empathetically by giving time and attention to them, he directed the SHOs. Let there be fear of police among criminals and sense of security among the law-abiding citizens, he said. The criminals should have fear of law and it can only be instilled if we ourselves are disciplined to core. So, every policeman should be a thorough professional and remain updated.
In view of the upcoming Independence Day, the CP Delhi directed that local police should draft in a big way the cooperation of street vendors, small shop keepers, auto drivers, rickshawalas etc who act as our “Eyes and Ears” against terrorist or criminal designs. These common people on ground can be vigilant to act as our ‘force multipliers’ and form a part of our community policing to keep the city safe and secure with greater public cooperation and participation, he hailed.
Delhi Police has taken measures like e-FIR etc to make the process of registration of FIRs hassle free. The CP Delhi called upon the SHOs and supervisory officers to ensure that victims should be able to get their FIRs registered freely while our emphasis will be to take the cases to their logical end by good detection and thorough investigation.
CP Asthana also said that communal harmony is of utmost importance in the national capital and it has to be maintained by the police through engagement with leaders and respectables of all communities. Insisting on fairness and impartiality, he said that criminals have no religion or community and strict action on criminals be done unequivocally.
He also mentioned that all visitors to the city form their first impression from the traffic situation and therefore Traffic police personnel have the responsibility to not only keep the vehicular flow smooth but also give the best impression of Delhi Police to the public by use of modern technology and road science.
Declaring that welfare is on top of his agenda, the CP Delhi said all good works by policemen and women will be richly rewarded. The grievance of the personnel will be heard empathetically and solution will be found out.
Asthana also mentioned the decision to begin an Open House every Friday to hear the grievances of police personnel whereby aggrieved police official can visit the Commissioner’s Office for redressal. Also, fairness and transparency will be ensured in matters of postings and transfers, the CP Delhi assured, by taking into account the strength and expertise of the officers which will be examined by the Police Establishment Board.
In this connection, a fresh exercise has commenced by an internal committee on the CP Delhi’s direction to categorise the Delhi police stations in terms of their intensity of law and order, crime, communal sensitivity, VIP intensiveness and logistics intensiveness for posting of appropriately skilled officers to bring in more professionalism.
Further on staff welfare, Asthana shared that Delhi Police is in process of operationalising the Police Housing Corporation to look after the maintenance and repairs of police staff quarters which will end the dependence on other agencies for maintenance and upkeep of police colonies and establishments.
The mental well being of personnel is important as is the welfare of families of police personnel, he said. CP, Delhi also assured that members of police families will be taken care of to the best extent possible and their wards will be helped in job skilling and getting gainfully employed. He also hinted at making efforts on pilot basis for separation of law & order from investigation functions in police stations as also three duty shifts in select police stations on pilot basis.
Giving a boost to the morale of the force which has the enormous responsibility of securing the city in the run up to the Independence Day, the CP Delhi called upon all members of the force to “be the force the citizens of Delhi expect you to be and do your duties with your head held high”. Asthana said he would lead from the front and work with the personnel shoulder to shoulder to reach greater heights of professional achievement in making Delhi Police a role model for police forces to follow.
