The manner with which Deputy Chief Minister Gaikhangam, who is also in charge of home portfolio indicates his desire to bring a change to the police set up. As he told he will be visiting several other units of the police organisations. Having talked to the middle and lower ranked security personnel he might have known what their requirements are. But our thinking is very simple the drive for cleansing the moral should start from the top level. Always remember all good things come down from above. Ganga water flows down from mighty Himalaya. As it run down it gets murkier and dirtier. Ganga water purification cannot be started from Hoogly. It must start from Gangotri or Haridwar. If the head is clean the lower ranked will also be clean. It is human nature we tend to imitate the nature and style of our boss or mentor. A youngster will surely follow the foot step of his brother. If his brother is a drug smuggler the younger will take up the same business. Because he knows how his brother earns sleazy money. The same is the case with contractor brother. Political family will have brothers and sisters showing propensity to take up politics as a resort. The drive if any to cleanse the police morals, it must cover higher ranked officers also. What we see on the road is despicable. Common people are always at the receiving end of law enforcing agencies. For fear of being targeted they cannot go to police station to lodge a complaint. But the Home Minister has given a thrust to bettering the relation between police and public. If there is better relation between police and public, no criminals will be able to live in our midst. Because general public want to live peacefully without the thugs around them. In the developed countries police can arrest too many criminals acting on the specific information provided by common people. Neighbours know what his neighbours are doing. Therefore steps have to taken to ensure that the complainant is protected no matter whether the information provided by them is half baked. If the investigating agencies perform their duties judiciously and cautiously too much information about the wrongs done by criminals wearing the garb of common men will be known. Gaikhangam had earlier declared that he will reform police organisation in such a manner it provides human touch even in dealing with serious crisis. Let him achieve his goal.
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