Police Reforms

To:  The Chief Minister of Maharashtra

Letter to Chief Minister
Mr. Ashok Chavan,
Chief Minister Maharashtra
'Varsha',
Bhausaheb Hiray Marg,
Malabar Hill,
Mumbai 400 006

Subject: Police Reforms
Dearest Sir,
We the ordinary citizens of this Great Nation INDIA, wish to bring to your notice the appalling, if not non- existent, inadequate, lethargic and utterly disappointing implementation of the police reforms .
The need for police reforms have been well acknowledged since 15th November, 1977, when a National Police Commission appointed by The Government of India, was established to have a comprehensive review at the national level of the police system after independence despite radical changes in the political, social and economic situation in the country. Three major recommendations of National Commission Report are 1)The service conditions of Police have to improve.2) Police have to be independent of the Political masters to work impartially. 3) Police have to be more accountable so that they do not misuse powers.

Various other committees have been set up and Supreme Court orders passed between 1977 and 2009 the most recent being, The Supreme Court judgment delivered on 22nd September 2006 giving directions to the Central Government, State Governments and Union Territories for compliance till framing of the appropriate legislations. The Supreme Court had directed that seven clear time- bound directions be implemented within two year (this means by 2008 latest).
As we all know that these directions have not been followed for some reason or the other we all agree that the dastardly terrorist attack of 26/11 has exposed the Mumbai police force and hence the citizens of this country.
Finally as a Proud Citizen of this Great Nation INDIA I would like to request that you, the Hon’ble Chief Minister of Maharashtra take the lead in implementing police reforms in this state. We trust that, as a responsible Chief Minster we can count on you to implement Police Reforms at the earliest. I believe it's high time we "Rise Up!" to our responsibilities!
Thanks and regards,
A Concerned Citizen
CC: Justice K.G. Balakrishnan (Chief Justice of India) Justice K.T. Thomas (Monitoring Committee on Police Reforms)

Sincerely,

The Undersigned

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