Then Sir, the hon. Members of the Opposition went on telling us tales about the inefficiency of the police administration. Both the hon. Mover of the Cut Motion and the hon. Member Shri Jadhav were telling us many tales which were doubtful and vague. I would invite the attention of the House to certain references which these hon. Members made. They made some allegations against some of the hon. Members of this House who belong to Satara District. I have the honour to belong to Satara district. The hon. Member Shri Hujare made some allegations against some hon. Members belonging to Karad town in the district of Satara. If the hon. Member had the courage and the honesty of purpose, then he would have mentioned the specific name out of those four or five hon. Members coming from this town against whom he has made certain allegations. I may mention that one of the hon. Members from the Opposition also belongs to this town. Therefore, the hon. Members Shri Hujare ought to have mentioned the name of the hon. Member against whom he wanted to make the allegations. He has not mentioned the name and that is the way he has tried to create a bitter atmosphere by making vague allegations. He went on telling very vague things. He went on describing in a graphic manner old things, and made them appear as if they have taken place just now. The hon. Member Shri Jadhav’s complaint is that he does not feel that there is a change for the better so far as the police administration is concerned. Well, Sir, he will certainly feel that there is a change for the better if he looks beneath, but he wants to create an atmosphere – an unhappy atmosphere – in which he feels that all is not well. There may be certain individual officers who may be committing mistakes. But if he had tried to approach somebody superior to these officers, or if he had tried to approach the hon. Home Minister and complained about the individual officer, the hon. Home Minister would have looked into the matter. But the hon. Members of the Opposition said that they saw a certain officer making unnecessary investigations. What further action the officer took was not disclosed by these hon. Members. They conveniently forgot to disclose that. In this way they create an atmosphere in which they want to feel that all is not well. Nothing is farther from the truth. Let me tell the hon. Members, Sir, that we are making an experiment to see that the administration is made more efficient. The scientific methods which the police were using in the last regime to keep us in bondage are now sought to be changed and we are now trying to use those methods for the service of the people. But in order that these methods should be brought into force, patience and strength are necessary. There should also be co-operation from the people to bring about that change, but unfortunately the necessary co-operation from the hon. Members of the Opposition like the hon. Members Shri Hujare and Jadhav is not forthcoming. I am sure that this new experiment will be a success. It is a great experiment on the success of which depends the future of this country. There are three or four factors on which depends the success of that experiment. The first of such factors is the appreciation of these methods by the Legislature. The second one is the patient but strong guidance by the administration; and the third is the actual co-operation from the people. These are the three factors and I hope that, if hon. Members will keep these factors in mind and act accordingly, then they will have no further cause for making any grievances about the police administration.
