The Andhra Pradesh police department on Thursday condemned the attempt by some politicians to attribute religious colour to the police department with the intention of misleading and inciting the public.
In a statement, the association said the day the police enter the service, they give up parochial identities like caste, religion etc and take an oath to serve the public.
“Khaki is our religion, our caste. Public service and humanity are the values we serve it. Indian Constitution is our Bhagvad Gita, Quran and Bible. Even the teachings of our father of the nation Mahatma Gandhi tell us that the essence of all religions is the same and humanity is true religion,” the association said.
It wondered how fair it is to make allegations attributing religious colour to the police department to further one’s own political interests.
“The police department is an amalgamation of all religions: Hindus, Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Jains, Buddhists. Is it not wrong to see such a multi-religious organization through prejudiced and narrow lens of religion?” the association asked.
It appealed to the political parties not to sully the police department with baseless allegations that for their narrow political gains and mileage.
Reacting to the allegations of the police personnel participating in semi- Christmas celebration, the association said they were all Hindus.
“During Ayudh Puja in Dussehra, Christians and Muslims also take part with great enthusiasm in police department. Iftar parties during Ramzan are also attended by police personnel of all religions. Is it not wrong to make such false allegations against this secular department?” it asked.
The association said the police have responded with alacrity to each and every instance where such a case was reported. There is not a single instance when Police have failed to investigate al angles or refused to lodge a complaint, it pointed out.
