Prime Minister Narendra Modi has mooted the idea of “One Nation, One Uniform” for police. Addressing a Chintan Shivir of state home ministers through video-conferencing, Mr. Modi said it is just a suggestion for consideration and he is not trying to impose it on the states.
Prime Minister said he thinks that the identity of the police forces across the country could be identical. He said this will give a common identity to law enforcement personnel as people will recognise them anywhere in the country.
Prime Minister Modi said every form of Naxalism, be it the one with guns or the one with pens, has to be uprooted to prevent them from misleading the youth of the country. Mr. Modi said for the sake of the unity and integrity of the nation and with the inspiration of Sardar Patel “we can not allow any such forces to flourish in our country”.
PM urged the state governments to review old laws and amend them to the current context as he batted for coordinated action by all the agencies to meet the emerging challenges of law and order and security. Mr. Modi said it is “very important” to maintain a good perception of police and the “wrongs here” should be addressed. Even though law and order is a state subject as per the Constitution, they are equally linked with the unity and integrity of the country, he said.
Mr. Modi said every state should learn, get inspired by each other, and work together for internal security. “Working together of states for internal security is a constitutional mandate as well as responsibility towards the nation,” he added.
The prime minister said all agencies – both central as well as that of states – should cooperate with each other to ensure efficiency, better outcome, and protection of the common man. He said law and order is directly linked to development and hence it is everyone’s responsibility to maintain peace.