Re: [silk] security and choosing sides

[Nandkumar Saravade]

sastry wrote: I am tempted to bleat that it is up to us the public to address the problem. But long before "we the public" can help correct the problem we have to recognise what the problem is and where it lies and not clutch at straws or take down strawmen. That realisation means sharing of accurate information about what is going on, and the removal of popular myths that are doing the rounds in social amd media circles. IMO, many of the ills the Indian police is guilty of can be traced to their governance structure.  (I am speaking here as an interested party.)  There is an exercise at present to create a new law which will govern Indian police, replacing the existing one, which is of 1861 vintage.  The civil society needs to get involved at this stage itself to put in its point of view, especially on issues of police accountability, oversight and complaints redressal.  Please visit http://mha.nic.in/padc.htm for more details. Regards Nandkumar