Chandigarh (12.11.2025): Sometimes solutions offered by the police are bigger than the problem, this is what Haryana DGP O P Singh (IPS: 1992; HY) told the media answering a question on drunken driving. He wants the police to deal with issues like this with prudence instead of harassing people. He asked them to looks for ways and means to check drunken driving instead of the old practice of barracking and breathalyzer test.
However, he made it clear that no leniency on drunken driving should be allowed. There is a need to deal with it in a more rational way. This is only the responsibility of the police to see how to do it. The police have to behave with people in a respectful manner. The uniform is not to humiliate, harass or trouble but to facilitate people. Singh also said that if there is any such complain about police harassing innocent people even in the case of misbehaving, the complain can be made to him to do the needful.
He is catching on his idea of policing with the mix of being tough on criminals and gangster and considerate on common citizens. This may be a good idea of evolving practice governance.
Haryana DGP starts a new discourse of people-friendly policing
By IndianMandarins - 2025-11-12 12:06:00
Chandigarh (12.11.2025): Sometimes solutions offered by the police are bigger than the problem, this is what Haryana DGP O P Singh (IPS: 1992; HY) told the media answering a question on drunken driving. He wants the police to deal with issues like this with prudence instead of harassing people. He asked them to looks for ways and means to check drunken driving instead of the old practice of barracking and breathalyzer test.
However, he made it clear that no leniency on drunken driving should be allowed. There is a need to deal with it in a more rational way. This is only the responsibility of the police to see how to do it. The police have to behave with people in a respectful manner. The uniform is not to humiliate, harass or trouble but to facilitate people. Singh also said that if there is any such complain about police harassing innocent people even in the case of misbehaving, the complain can be made to him to do the needful.
He is catching on his idea of policing with the mix of being tough on criminals and gangster and considerate on common citizens. This may be a good idea of evolving practice governance.