The President of India, Droupadi Murmu while, addressing a group of Indian Police Service (IPS) probationers, who had called on her at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Monday, said that economic growth and social development are possible only where the rule of law is upheld. According to her, “Without maintaining law and order, ensuring justice and protecting citizens’ rights, progress becomes a meaningless term.”
The president said police officers working on cases of crime against women are “expected to have exceptional sensitivity and empathy for the victim and utmost commitment to the task of ensuring justice,” PTI reported.
She said law and order is not only the bedrock of governance but also the very basis of the modern state, and asked the officers to be efficient, sympathetic, fearless as well as friendly. President Murmu said police officers’ roles become more crucial as India aims to scale new heights in the years to come.
“Economic growth and social development are possible only where the rule of law is upheld. Without maintaining law and order, ensuring justice and protecting citizens’ rights, progress becomes a meaningless term,” the president said.
She asked the police officers to be tech-savvy and stay a step ahead of the criminals. “Maintenance of law and order, crime prevention and detection as well as other aspects of policing have benefited from advances in technology,” the president said.
