No contact with govt for two years: 26/11 panel chief

Former bureaucrat Ram Pradhan,who headed the two-member committee that conducted an inquiry into the 26/11 terror attacks

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Former bureaucrat Ram Pradhan,who headed the two-member committee that conducted an inquiry into the 26/11 terror attacks,has called for effective rectification of system failure,creation of ground-level intelligence network,better working conditions and equipment for the police force to enable the government to effectively tackle terror attacks.

Pradhan,in an interview to Marathi TV channel IBN-Lokmat,said the government had not bothered to contact him for two years after he had submitted the report on 26/11. He,however,said he had a good rapport with Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan and would be available for consultation for the state government.

Commenting on intelligence failure,Pradhan said,We need to develop ground-level intelligence network,not the intelligence that we get from agencies like IB or RAW. We have to develop a pedestrian network,which was our strength in the past when the beat cop knew his area and the people living there. He said the whole governmental machinery usually swung into action after an incident,but the need was to rectify system failure detected in the past and take action against those responsible.

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He said the working conditions of police personnel had to be improved and they should be given better equipment. He said people should treat police personnel as human beings as in other professions. He pointed out that a person working for three days at a stretch or without a weekly off would not be able to deliver his best.

Pradhan also stressed the need for setting priorities for the police. He said under the law,the basic function of the police force was to protect life and property,but there were other things that kept them busy.

He also said that once a law had been enacted,it was the duty of the police force to enforce it.

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