Police told to ensure equal seating for public at grievance, peace meetings
The Karnataka State Police Complaints Authority has directed the police to provide equal seating for citizens during grievance and peace meetings. The move aims to eliminate practices where officials sit on chairs while the public sits on the floor, promoting a more respectful police-public relationship.
Why it matters
Addresses systemic issues of dignity and equality in interactions between state authorities and the public.
The Karnataka State Police Complaints Authority (KSPCA) has urged the Director-General and Inspector-General of Police to ensure that members of the public are provided seating arrangements on par with those of police officers during grievance and peace meetings.
In a letter to the State police chief, KSPCA member Mohan Kumar Danappa said making members of the public sit on the floor, while police officers and other officials occupy chairs, was unacceptable and contrary to the principles of a people-friendly police system.
The police conduct various meetings with citizens at the police station, district and range levels, including peace committee meetings, SC/ST grievance meetings, monthly public interaction meetings, awareness programmes, and more. Such meetings are intended to strengthen police-public relations and facilitate better coordination in maintaining law and order.
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