Ahmedabad police
bid to become people-friendly
Minister
of State for Home Haren Pandya released a citizens’ charter on Tuesday.
The charter, named Millennium 2000, lists the rights of the citizens
vis a vis the working of the Ahmedabad police.
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Inauguration
Soon
Union Home Minister
L K Advani will inaugurate the newly constructed Police Bhavan
at Gandhinagar on May 1. Minister of State for Home Haren Pandya
said the building which will house the state police machinery
has been built at a cost of Rs 10 crore. Pandya also announced
that a new control room would be set up at the Ahmedabad city
commissioner’s office in Shahibaug. The new control room would
be equipped with the latest equipment and computers in addition
to a conference hall, the minister said.
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n a bid to become more people-friendly, the
minister said the city police would introduce some "new" measures such
as the beat system which will make the constabulary answerable.
Another one called the
Tapori Register will list criminals involved in petty crimes and yet
another called the Anti Romeo Cell will list those who have a record
of sexual harassment. "We are taking unprecedented steps for police
welfare," said Pandya, to a question on working hours and shortage
of staff in the department.
The charter copies will
be shortly available from police stations in the city.The charter describes,
in Gujarati, the rights of the citizens, rights of a complainant who
files the First Information Report, important information regarding
arrests, provisions for persons belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled
Tribes, women, and several other aspects.
Asked about the High Court
order on a petition filed by BJP MLA Yatin Oza on inaction against two
police officers, the minister said, "We are studying the order,
and will take action accordingly."On the shortage of police personnel
in the city, he said the government had recruited 6;500 constables and
was in the process of recruiting police sub-inspectors. "We have
also promoted 314 constables," he said.
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