Khrukroku Vero
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]error activities within the state seem to be on the raise. Frequent bomb blast in several public places is becoming a common phenomenon.
Yet there is no breakthrough of a single case. One thing we have to ask ourselves is, are we safe within our own state? Probably yes for our VVIPs, thanks to the personal security guards with their latest weaponry and dedicated services. But unfortunately for the public, the only assurance is – be vigil for the bomb could explode anytime anywhere.The department of Home affairs is responsible for law and order subject within the state. It is one the biggest department in Nagaland in terms of the number of employees and resource utilization. But if the efficiency of the department is to be measured by looking at the law and order situation in the state, the outcome would not be different with those Government High School achievements as shown in the recently declared HSLC result.
Terrorism is a serious threat to any society and it has to be dealt with full force of the state’s power. No amount of condemnation would be sufficient enough to eradicate this evil and thus the state requires to give more effort in dealing with terrorism. The year 2015 is experiencing more terror activities in forms bomb explosion at several places which was hitherto unknown in Naga culture. If these activities are not checked during its nascent stage, the state would become a fertile ground for terror activities owing to numerous insurgent groups operating in the region.
It is highly discouraging that funds that were supposed to be utilized for modernization of state police forces were not properly utilized.
Our Home minister admitted that the state police do not have the necessary equipment to control the riot situation as has happened in Dimapur during lynching incident recently. One wonders as to how miserable it would be under such circumstances acting as a police man.
Not only the equipments but also man power has to be improved, better trained to match with other state police such as Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
The success rate of crime investigations is also very low in our state which is why many people lost confidences and are even reluctant to file report at the law enforcement agency. The recent cases of bomb blast with no suspect to emerge till now indicate the powerlessness of our police forces. Would the perpetrators who have been planting such bombs not be laughing at the investigators who were like mere pawns at their hands? The law enforcement agency needs to improve a lot in almost all related fields such as intelligence network, training, equipment, forensic, man resource, etc.
Law and order being state subject, legislators need to give concerted efforts in channelizing necessary resource to develop this agency into a reliable authority. Besides, in order to capture the brightest minds of youth in the society, recruitment system has to be changed. Free and fair competition particularly for the recruitment of junior rank inspector in state police must be introduced at any cost without which efficiency cannot be expected. It is likely that the person who has been appointed through corrupt means shall continue to involve in corruption even after joining the service.
It will surely be a challenging task to completely revive this sector and thus a bold visionary leader has to take the initiative.
