Prime Minister Narendra Modi : When you join this (police) service, you get a ‘danda’ (stick) from the government. But don’t forget that the government came later. First, god gave you a heart. Therefore, you will have to understand the heart more than the stick. You have to be sensitive and make the system sensitive too

New Delhi, February 27

Emphasizing on the need to bring sensitivity in the policemen and police department, PM Narendra Modi in a video message told new police recruits in Uttar Pradesh Police to be 'sensitive'. 

In a video message to 9,055 new police and fire officer recruits, who were given appointment letters at a function in Lucknow, Prime Minister Modi said: “When you join this (police) service, you get a ‘danda’ (stick) from the government. But don’t forget that the government came later. First, god gave you a heart. Therefore, you will have to understand the heart more than the stick. You have to be sensitive and make the system sensitive too.”

He also said that this should be kept in mind during the training of the young recruits so that they become as sensitive as possible. 

Praising the Adityanath government for “improving law and order situation” in the state, PM Modi said: “There was a time when Uttar Pradesh was known for mafia and dhwast (collapsed) law and order. Today, the state is known for better law and order and as a development-oriented state. The BJP government has strengthened the sense of security among the people… The improved  law and order, and safe atmosphere have led to new opportunities for employment, business and investment in the state.” Pointing out that he was addressing a rozgar mela almost every week in BJP-ruled states, Modi said employment opportunities increase wherever law and order is sound.