Friday 12 March 2010

Swami Ramdevji interacts with policemen in PAP Chandigarh

“Our nation is passing through a transitional phase and honest & dedicated citizens are the need of the hour. Only healthy people can contribute in nation building and resurgence of the society. Policemen are the defender of society and so they can perform their duties if and only if they are healthy with body and mind. In the changing socio-democratic scenario, the police has to play a greater role as they are the actual protectors of our democracy.” – told Swami Ramdev addressing the policemen in the Punjab Armed Police Complex at Chandigarh. He asked the policemen to practice Yoga regularly. He also stressed upon the behavioural aspects of policing to make it community oriented.
This function was organized on the initiative of Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh, IPS, Commanding Officer of 82 Battalion PAP Chandigarh. Around one thousand police personnel of Punjab Armed Police attended this programme, besides common citizens and senior officers. Sh. AR Talwar, Principal Secretary Home, ADGP Chander Shekhar, Sh. BS Sudan, Sh. BK Singh, DIG N.P. Singh, DIG RN Dhoke, Sh. Neelkanth, Sh. Roop Kumar and Sh. Kuldeep Singh, all senior officers of police and administration, were present at this occasion.
Earlier Swamiji had an interactive session with the judges and advocates in the premises of Punjab and Haryana High Court. He also addressed the members and office bearers of Bharat Swabhiman Trust and Patanjali Yogpeeth in Panchkula and asked them to play a larger role in nation building.

Thursday 11 March 2010

National Seminar on Rights of Women and Children

A National Seminar on “Emerging Trends in the field of law with special reference to Rights of Women and children in India” was organized by the Department of Law, Guru Nanak Dev University Amritsar on 6th and 7th March of 2010. A number of research papers and articles were presented by the learned delegates who came from different universities of the country.
Justice Hemant Gupta of Punjab & Haryana High Court presided over the inaugural function while key note address was given by Prof. Virender Kumar of National Judicial Academy Chandigarh. Prof. AS Brar, Vice Chancellor of the university pointed out the loopholes in the present criminal justice administration in his welcome address. Prof. Gurjeet Singh, Vice Chancellor of National Law University addressed the valedictory session. This seminar was organized on the initiative of Dr. Jaspal Singh, Head of Department of Law of the University with active cooperation and support by Prof. Rajinder Pawar, Prof. Viney Kapur and Prof. Rattan Singh of the Department.
Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh, an officer of Punjab Cadre of Indian Police Service, presented papers on the following two topics: 1. Human Rights of Women Prisoners 2. Safeguarding the rights of women and children: An initiative by Amritsar Police
On the first topic, the officer highlighted the living conditions of women prisoners from the human rights perspective with specvial reference to Amritsar Central Jail. He stressed upon the pressing need of separate institutions for the women prisoners so that they cannot be put in the common jails. He also recommended to post women gynecologists for the women prisoners. He also suggested that the guidelines given by the Supreme Court of India in RD Upadhyay vs. State of Andhra Pradesh and Others should be enforced to safeguard the rights of women inmates.
On the second issue, he highlighted the efforts made by Amritsar Police during the last two years in safeguarding the rights of women and children. He described the role as well as feedback of newly set up Women & Child Helpline, Juvenile Police Unit, PRO system, Family Counselling Cell and Special Investigation Unit of Amritsar Police.

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Kunwar Vijay Partap Singh and Dr. R.S. Sandhu spoke on Drug Addiction

Amritsar, January 19 (Bharat Sandesh)- Drug abuse cuts across age, class, ethnic and gender lines, however in Punjab it is more spread in the age group of 18-35, said Mr. Kunwar Vijay Partap Singh, IPS former SSP of Amritsar while delivering his lecture on "How to tackle the Menace of Drugs". This function was organized by the Students' Welfare Department of the Guru Nanak Dev University in association with Chronic Care Foundation, New Delhi.
Dr. Inderjit Singh, Registrar of the University presided over while Mr. Kunwar Vijay Partap Singh was the chief guest on this occasion. Dr. R.S. Sandhu, Senior Professor of Sociology also delivered his lecture on "Drug Addiction: A Social Problem". A Nukad Natak-Nasha Mukat Punjab was also preformed by Chronic Care Foundation, New Delhi on this occasion.
Kunwar Vijay Partap Singh said that Drug abuse is a social menace which played a detrimental role on our social system. He said that Drug-related problems include increased rates of crime and violence, susceptibility to HIV/AIDS and hepatitis, demand for treatment, and a breakdown in social behavior. This menace if not curbed in time can pose serious threat to our moral and social values in general and to the nation as a whole, he added.
While talking about the role of police in tackling this menace, he said that the Police Advisory committee has been set up to tackle the menace of drugs. He said that the committee consisting of intellectuals, educationists and professionals would suggest measures to curb the supply line of drugs and also to create awareness among the masses to reduce the demand line. He said that till date we have been able to control the menace of drugs upto 75 to 80 percent. Dr. R.S. Sandhu while speaking on 'Drug Addiction: A Social Problem' said that in India, 62.5 million people use alcohol, 8.75 million use cannabis, two million use opiates, and 0.6 million use sedatives or hypnotics. He said about 17% to 26% of these people can be classified as dependent users who need urgent treatment. He said that in the case of Punjab, according to a study of household survey in different regions of Punjab, the extent of drug addiction varies from 61% to 68.6%. He said that this problem is increasing day by day and it is aggravating many other serious problems such as crime, AIDS, sex, accidents and interpersonal relations. [http://bharatsandesh.com/bharat/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=13464&Itemid=27]

International Human Rights Award to Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh

Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh received International Human Rights Award on the occasion of International Human Rights Day. This award was given by All India Human Rights Association (AIHRA) on 10th December 2009 in a special function organized in collaboration with the United Nations Information Centre (UNIC) at Jaipur on the eve of International summit on voice of Human Rights. The officer was bestowed with this award for streamlining Community Oriented Policing in Amritsar and protecting human values and dignity of the commoners in a very conscientious manner.
Mr. M.U. Dua, National President of AIHRA presented a detailed report about 23 years long journey of the Association and its role in protecting the rights of common people. General Secretary Mr. HS Tanwar, S. Murlidharan and Mr. Anil Sharma were present at this occasion, besides others. More than 1000 human rights activists participated in this summit from different parts of Indian States and neighbouring countries.
This summit was a grand success from human rights perspective where presentations were made by various speakers on burning human rights issues like female foeticide, domestic violence, child abuse, global warming, role and responsibilities of police in a welfare state etc. This summit was inaugurated by Honorable Mr. N.K. Jain, Chairperson, Rajasthan Human Rights Commission. Justice N.L. Tiberwal spoke on the duties and responsibilities of four pillars of democracy. Justice (Retd) SM Bhargav, Ms. Pooja Sabarwal and Dr. PJ Sudhakar presented their views on various human rights issues at this occasion.
The selfless services rendered by the officer have been recognized by various organizations from time to time. He received Baba Farid Award of Honesty in 2004 for his honesty and dedication by Baba Farid Foundation Faridkot. He was also honored by India Vision Foundation, an NGO founded by Kiran Bedi, for bringing humanistic transformation in Amritsar Central Jail.

Sincere Gratitude

31.10.2009 Dear Citizens, I am thankful to you for extending all support and cooperation during my posting as District Police Chief of Amritsar. With your active participation and support, we achieved new heights in Amritsar Police. Together, we tried to demolish the colonial wall between the police and community. We were able to establish our dominance over the crime and criminal elements. We together played a memorable inning in the field of policing as well as in nation building.

I am also indebted to the police officers of all ranks who played pivotal role in this endeavor.

We tried our level best to give the city an environment where everybody feels secure and significant.

Please accept my heartfelt gratitude and thanks. I wish all the best to you and the holy city. With regards Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh

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