Hyderabad, Dec 27: Police officers should keep in mind and demonstrate through action, the five fundamental attributes of integrity, impartiality, courage, competence and sensitivity, President Droupadi Murmu said on Tuesday.
Murmu, who addressed the probationers of the 74th batch of the Indian Police Service at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy here, said police is the most visible organ of the government.
When the police force commands trust of the people, it enhances the image of the government, she said.
“The police will command respect and trust only when the entire force under you, to the last constable, displays alertness, sensitivity and honesty,” she said.
She told the IPS probationers that as the leaders of their force, they have to demonstrate through action, the attributes of integrity, impartiality, courage, competence and sensitivity. When the country is celebrating ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav,’ the nation acknowledges the rich contribution of our police force in sustaining and strengthening the world’s largest and most vibrant democracy, she said.
Observing that the burden of colonial past and feudal habits still affects many aspects of behaviour and governance in our country, she said, that is why, liberation from the mindset of slavery, for those who still retain it, has been identified as one of the national priorities.
“Let us always remember the simple fact that the colonial powers developed policing systems based on consent and participation of citizens in their own countries. But they promoted policing based on fear among citizens in colonies like India,” she said.
The responsibility of prevention and detection of crime, and upholding the Rule of Law, is becoming more complex. Dealing with terrorism, insurgency, militancy, ideology-driven violent extremism, communal violence, large networks of organised crime and other threats to internal security requires high levels of motivation, skills and perseverance, she said. (PTI)
