Sri H.J. Dora, IPS (Retd.), former DGP of AP &
Chief Vigilance Commissioner, Govt. of India
delivered “Sri P. Srinivas Memorial
Lecture” on “How to Tackle Left Wing Extremism (LWE)” to the All
India Services and Central Civil Services Officer Trainees, including IPS, IFS,
IRS, ISS, IES, etc., who are attending the 15-week long 94th
Foundation Course (FC) at Dr. MCR HRD Institute of Telangana. Sri Harpreet Singh, IAS, ADG and Sri P K Sharma, Chief Consultant, 94th
FC also graced the occasion.
Sri M.Venkateshwaran, IFS (OT)
spoke about the life of late P Srinivas, whowas a distinguished officer of the
1979 batch of Indian Forest Service of Karnataka Cadre. He was martyred in his
pursuit of arresting the notorious bandit, poacher, and Sandalwood Smuggler,Veerappan,on
10th of November 1991. He was posthumously awarded the second
highest peace
time gallantry award of the country, the Kirti Chakra, by the Government
of India in 1992.
Speaking
on this occasion, Sri Dorapaid
tributes to the martyred Forest Officer and praised his courage and
determination to nab the notorious Veerappan. He said that he was a role model
to the young Officers.
While
speaking on tackling the LW Extremism he said that total unanimity in
understanding the problems of LWE by the political parties in power and the
bureaucracy, and a joint commitment on their part to respond to it with
professionalism, were greatly instrumental in enabling the combined State of
Andhra Pradeshin putting an end to this menace and in emerging as a role modelfor
theLWE-afflicted States,across the country. Continuing his address, he said
that a strong political and administrative will was the hallmark of the
strategy to successfully grapple with the problem of LWE. He also paid rich
tribute to the brave hearts who laid down their lives in the service of the
country while battling LWE.
"There was no place for
dilemmas, inconsistencies, and tendency to succumb to pressures in the campaign
against LWE", Sri Dora stated and added that democracy and extremism
cannot go together.
Sri
Dora said, with a sense of confidence, that the phenomenon of political
interference in the working of police in dealing with insurgency is a mere myth
rather than a reality. "Do not blame politicians. Instead, have dialogue
with them. And in an overwhelmingly large number of cases they would appreciate
your point of view, which, in turn, would add to your strengths", he emphasized.
"While
police personnel at higher levels of hierarchy
play an important role in fighting LWE, the ultimate success depends on
their counterparts at grass roots levels", Sri Dora opined and added that a police constable
is a precious resource in curbing LWE.
Sri
Dora stated that enriching the competence and commitment of police personnel at
all levels was on the top of the agenda to enhance their motivation and morale.
Towards this, he added, continuous training became an integral part of man
management. "Launching of a generous scheme of accelerated promotions and
providing an array of facilities, including night vision goggles, GPS, maps,
etc. motivated them to come forward to work in the areasaffected
by LWE and also in contributing their best to their jobs", said Sri Dora
with a sense of pride.
Sri
Dora said that the higher levels of competence and commitment on the part of
police personnel had an electrifyingmultiplier effect. "The trust of
people in the better equipped police personnel as their protectors proved to be
the mantra in effectively tackling
LWE”, he added.
“As
regards countering insurgency, police response alone is not enough”, said Sri
Dora and added thatthe Government simultaneously focused on providing good
governance on all fronts that matter to people in rural areas in order to
ensure that they do not fall prey to the LWE.
Miss Ranjeeta Sharma, IPS (OT)proposed
the vote of thanks.
-Press note
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