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Itanagar: Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Wednesday convened an all party meeting to discuss on Police Commissionerate system for the State capital.
Co-chairing the meeting with BJP State unit president Biyuram Wahge and former Chief Minister Nabam Tuki, Khandu said the commissionerate system is being introduced to improve law and order in the State as part of police reform measure.
He added that once the system is introduced in the capital, there would be visible change in the law and order situation within a year, an official communique informed here.
“The commissionerate system will enable effective policing in a complex area such as Itanagar, which is growing at fast pace with diverse culture living side by side,” Khandu pointed out.
He said, “Itanagar-Naharlagun is the face of our state. So it is necessary to maintain peace and order in the capital complex to achieve meaningful development.”
Speaking on the occasion, Home Minister Bamang Felix said the new system will provide better accountability as responsibility will be fixed directly on the police department eliminating all chances for blame game between civil administration and the police in the event of any policing failure.
Felix added that the new system would enable increased number of higher officers for intensive policing in dense urban areas.
Earlier, explaining the rationale for a commissionerate system in capital complex, Director General of Police RP Upadhyay said the new system would enable swift and unified action giving no chance for delayed action.
“The proposed new police command system in capital complex will be headed by a Commissioner of Police (DIGP or higher ranks) to be assisted by numbers of DCP (SP rank) and ACP (DySP rank). The DCPs will head different police functions such as traffic, crime, security and law & order,” the police chief added.
Representatives from different political parties including Indian National Congress, Janata Dal (United), National People’s Party, People’s Party of Arunachal and independent MLAs expressed their views on the commissionerate system and extended support for its implementation.
The all party meet also discussed on possibilities for non party system in the upcoming panchayat elections.
Khandu said that non-party system would enable best leaders to be given chance and preserve community camaraderie, the communique added.