CM Revanth washes his hands off police excess on BRS leaders, claims cops under no political pressure

Stressing that police behaviour towards the victims gets accolades for State government, the Chief Minister said police should redefine friendly policing and be polite towards victims and act tough on offenders.

Hyderabad: In a bid to wash his hands off the criticism that BRS leaders were being arrested following orders from Gandhi Bhavan, Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Friday claimed that the police were not working under any political pressure in the State.

Stressing that police behaviour towards the victims gets accolades for State government, the Chief Minister said police should redefine friendly policing and be polite towards victims and act tough on offenders.

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“If any people try to boast about their status and connections, put them behind bars. When elected public representatives visit police stations, they should respect the police,” Revanth Reddy said, stressing that police should not consider designations of people and that protocol did not apply to criminals.

Speaking at the Praja Palana Vijayotsavalu here on Friday, the Chief Minister, in an indirect hint at the recent protests by special police battalion personnel, said the uniformed force was expected to work with discipline.

“In case of any issues, you can raise the same with senior officers. If not, you can approach the Deputy Chief Minister or me,” Revanth Reddy said, adding that police personnel should not get embroiled in any issues as they solve people’s issues.

Stating that December 6 was observed as Home Guards Raising Day, the Chief Minister said the daily honorarium was increased from Rs.921 to Rs.1,000. Similarly, the weekly parade allowance was increased from Rs.100 to Rs.200, he said. Rs.5 lakh exgratia would be offered to the families of Home Guards, if they lose lives on duty. Measures would be taken to extend support to Home Guards and treatment under Rajiv Arogyasri as well, he said, also adding that with increasing drug related cases at educational institutions, school and college managements should recruit professionals to observe changes among students and curb the drug menace. Special courts would be set up to solve drug related and cyber crime cases in six months, he added.