Manipur police celebrating 125 years at First Manipur Rifles Ground in Imphal on Thursday.
Newmai News Network
Imphal | October 19
Manipur police turned 125 years today. On the occasion, Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh hailed and paid homage to the Manipur Police officers and personnel who had sacrificed their lives for the cause of the Nation and State.
He was speaking as chief guest at the 125th Anniversary celebration of Manipur Police at the Parade Ground of 1st Battalion Manipur Rifles today.
He said that everybody should adopt the philosophy of Nation and State first, we second and self last.
Stating that Police Department is the backbone of State administration, the Chief Minister stressed on transparency, honesty, dedication, commitment and hard work of the Department.
Police not only work in the service of the people day and night but also even sacrifice their lives in safeguarding public lives and properties, the Chief Minister said while urging the public not to make derogatory remarks against the police for small mistakes.
Stating that police are also human beings, and there are black sheep in Police Department as well, the Chief Minister said that these unwanted elements should be jointly identified by police and public by working in close co-ordination and co-operation.
The Chief Minister also said that everybody should work in the National and State interest sidelining all the community-centric ideas and notions. He said, “Nation and State are above of my status and positions”.
N. Biren further said that the State Government would enforce a new transfer and posting policy for the employees, especially for police, teachers, doctors and nurses from January 1 next year.
He said that in order to ensure good and equal governance and bring egalitarian development to all corners of the State, there is need to streamline the present system of transfer and posting of Government employees.
As such, the Government is planning to introduce a policy of deputing the employees in all corners of the State for 2 or 3 years on rotational basis.
The Chief Minister said that the new State Government has been studying all the possible factors for employees’ reluctance to go or stay at interior posting places.
Seeking co-operation from the employees regarding the Government’s new step, the Chief Minister assured that necessary arrangements including accommodation would be made for their safe and comfortable stay at their posting places.
Maintaining that many employees from different parts of the country come to the State and get posted at remote areas of the State in the interest of the Nation, Shri N. Biren questioned why the State natives are unwilling to serve their own people at interior areas.
Speaking at the quasquicentennial celebration, DGP L.M. Khaute said that Manipur Police had made remarkable progress in the fields of counter-insurgency, maintaining law and order, investigation, protection of lives and properties of the public and sports etc.
He said that Manipur Police had been able to bring around 3300 militants to mainstream so far.
Earlier in the function, the Chief Minister took salute from 25 march-past contingents of CRPF, civil police (male and female), police commandos, Manipur Rifles, India Reserve Battalion, Home Guards, VDF personnel, NCC Cadets, Manipur Police Dog Squad and Manipur Police Bomb Disposal Squad.
Commandant of 3rd India Reserve Battalion, Thokchom Vikramjit Singh, MPS was the parade commander.
On the occasion, a total of 982 police officers and other ranks and a total of 84 officers and other ranks of Assam Rifles, BSF and CRPF were awarded DGP Commendation Roll and Disc in recognition of their outstanding performance of duty in various fields including investigative works, law and order, counter insurgency operations etc.
