Police must stand by people with friendly spirit: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

SECOND CONFERENCE OF SPs AT DULIAJAN

DULIAJAN: Assam Police must always stand by the people with friendly spirit to ensure the safety of the people but at the same time, take a strict stand against all types of criminals with zero-tolerance policy, said Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma while inaugurating the second conference of Superintendents of Police (SPs) of all districts of Assam at oil town Duliajan in Dibrugarh district in a bid to explore new dimensions of policing in Assam through sharing of experiences, education and motivation. More than 94 police officers in the ranks of SP, additional SP and SDPO participated in the two-day conference.

Terming quality investigation and effective prosecution as key to successful police force, he urged the police department to stand firm against all types of injustice committed against the citizens of the State. Noting that building a technology-driven police force is one of the main objectives of the State government, he said, "Assam police must ensure adaptation of state-of-the-art technology in its work to deal with the changing methods of crime and criminals."

Expressing satisfaction over the progress made by Assam police in the last few months towards departmental reforms, the Chief Minister said that there is still a lot to be done in this direction and Assam police must continue its reform initiatives. He urged everyone to move away from the PSO culture. He said the police must counter all threats to the society through a strong intelligence and active monitoring system. He said that with the overall improvement of law-and-order situation of the State, the police force must take efforts to create an environment where no individual needs personal security in next 2-3 years.

Stating that the police department must always be conscious to maintain its image among the people, Chief Minister Sarma said that the police should not develop friendship with any person accused of any crime. He said that Assam police should be ready to serve public with a dedicated attitude at all time. He added that the police department must always be vigilant to maintain the sovereignty and security of the country.

While referring to the direction given to the DGP to complete the recruitment process in Assam Police by May 10, the Chief Minister said that with continuous withdrawal of personal security and deployment of adequate human resources in the police department, adequate number of police will be available at the workplace in the coming days for public safety and investigation of crimes.

Sarma said the State Government will take up a special project in the next budget to construct adequate number of houses for the police. He urged the SPs to make arrangements to provide special leave to the police personnel in a phased manner so that they can spend time with their parents.

The Chief Minister also informed that the third conference of SPs will be held at Dergaon in Golaghat district after six months.

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