Allegations echo from Delhi blasts and Jamia shootout. Is India losing the communication war?
Did Inspector M. C. Sharma, Delhi Police’s sharp shooter, kill terrorists in Jamia Nagar on September 19 before being shot? You would have thought the answer to be a resounding yes, but be slightly confused with the number of counter claims that have come up since that fateful day. While Sharma is pretty much a martyred figure in the memory of many colonies in Delhi, the 'other' view puts question marks on the concept of policing – and perhaps the Indian state itself.
K. P. S. Gill, former Punjab Police chief and doyen of anti-terrorist operations in Punjab put it succinctly on TV: “In Inspector Sharma’s death, Delhi Police has been saved the blushes.” In other words, Sharma had to pay for his life to make the encounter genuine otherwise the police’s claims could be pooh-poohed outright. So is India losing the propaganda war? Is the country losing the battle of hearts and mind? Throughout the week of light and sound, one thing which emerged distinctly was that the country has to contend with twin scourges: the natural cynicism of the dyed-in-the-blue intellectual who will turn his nose to anything that is remotely official, and the questionable conduct of the police, during and after the blast. Both issues are inter-linked.
To take the view that a corrupt and criminal police force is operating on its own without the props of a degenerate political system – a system in which other sections of society are necessarily models of piety and truthfulness – would be to put the cart before the horse. There is a crying need for reform and change in the government’s Police policy.
Consider the following. The National Police Commission created by the government in 1977 had submitted eight detailed reports during 1979-81 with comprehensive recommendations covering the entire gamut of police work. None have been implemented to date.
Did Inspector M. C. Sharma, Delhi Police’s sharp shooter, kill terrorists in Jamia Nagar on September 19 before being shot? You would have thought the answer to be a resounding yes, but be slightly confused with the number of counter claims that have come up since that fateful day. While Sharma is pretty much a martyred figure in the memory of many colonies in Delhi, the 'other' view puts question marks on the concept of policing – and perhaps the Indian state itself.
K. P. S. Gill, former Punjab Police chief and doyen of anti-terrorist operations in Punjab put it succinctly on TV: “In Inspector Sharma’s death, Delhi Police has been saved the blushes.” In other words, Sharma had to pay for his life to make the encounter genuine otherwise the police’s claims could be pooh-poohed outright. So is India losing the propaganda war? Is the country losing the battle of hearts and mind? Throughout the week of light and sound, one thing which emerged distinctly was that the country has to contend with twin scourges: the natural cynicism of the dyed-in-the-blue intellectual who will turn his nose to anything that is remotely official, and the questionable conduct of the police, during and after the blast. Both issues are inter-linked.
To take the view that a corrupt and criminal police force is operating on its own without the props of a degenerate political system – a system in which other sections of society are necessarily models of piety and truthfulness – would be to put the cart before the horse. There is a crying need for reform and change in the government’s Police policy.
Consider the following. The National Police Commission created by the government in 1977 had submitted eight detailed reports during 1979-81 with comprehensive recommendations covering the entire gamut of police work. None have been implemented to date.
Source : IIPM Editorial, 2012.
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