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Gill to look into allegations of 'saffronisation' of Gujarat police

K P S Gill, security adviser to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday night said that the communally hyper sensitive state is 'under policed' and that he is looking into allegations of 'saffronisation' of the state police.

"I am aware of the issue, but it needs a much closer look than one had in few days," Gill told PTI over phone from Himmatnagar, 80 km from Ahmedabad. Gill has been in Gujarat for less than two weeks now.

"Police personnel carry out the orders given to them by their seniors. If there is something wrong, it is at the top level," he explained.

But he exuded confidence that things would soon improve.

He said the visit to Himmatnagar, headquarters of Sabarkantha district, was part of the initiative to acquaint himself about the state of security and policing in rural Gujarat.

"As part of this programme, I will visit other places too," he said.

Explaining his 'under policed' theory, Gill said, "In Himmatnagar, which has a population of 2.10 million, there are only 900 police personnel spread over 19 police stations."

Gill said that this was the case in Ahmedabad too.

However, things can be improved, he added.

He dismissed allegations about being 'pro-Hindu' saying, "In Assam, they charged me with being pro-minority and pro-Bengali."

PTI

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