May I take this opportunity in expressing my further views on the matter appeared in the Times of India and for collecting and publishing the NEWS ITEM ON ::: MANY HEADS, NOT ENOUGH INTELLIGENCE ON 30-8-2007 issue, followed by some other points on the same matter in subsequent issues?
I am of the opinion that the Article *The missing dimensions on security and safety of passengers-a point of view* written by me and published in the Indian Railways Monthly Magazine of June, 2007, issue, may also be connected to the subject matter.
RPF is an Armed Force of the Union established and maintained by the Central Government / the Ministry of Railways for better protection and security of railway property, passengers, passenger area, and for the matters connected therewith.
It is one of the India Union . Its jurisdiction spread through out the Indian Territory . It Works on the pattern of a Para-Military Force clubbed with some of the Police Powers, functions which include collection of Special Intelligence on one part; and investigation, prosecution of cases in the Courts of Law concerning to railway property on the other part . The Force engages itself independently in coordination, cooperation with the all the State Governments and the Centre.
May I take the liberty in expressing my further views that every thing went on well while expressing and exposing on the Intelligence in TOI’ s issues, but, it is seen that they concluded the matter with out a word on intelligence system on railways.
The security and safety of railway passengers, their belongings and railway property is but depended on good Intelligence governance. This is in my considered opinion seems to be lacking. The RPF and the GRP records on this issue over Indian Railways even for the last three decades can be looked into as regards to the attacks on the trains, stations, burning of Railway Property, looting of Railway cash, lose of human lives/personnel and the passengers, and of the Arms and the ammunition, etc ant be compared with intelligence reports on such matters.
Keeping in view of the above, present terrorism and Naxalite activities in the country in which, in my considered opinion the main target becoming the Railways, the Police Forces, and the Government properties, I tried to put forward an Article on this matter.
It is felt that the Intelligence working system on the Railways was not looked into with real perspective and positive thinking, by any of the Top Brass or the Ministry of Railways, or the Ministry of Home Affairs itself. This may be due to lack of proper projection by the Security Advisors, or that the Police at the Centre and at the State level who does not appear to have applied its thoughts or an inclination to form a separate and independent Intelligence System to be enforced exclusively for the Railways network system . This may, I feel that in course of time, which eventually may cut short their control and supervision over the RPF and then the GRP. The other point is that the RPF is not under the Home Ministry, but under the administrative control of the Railways. I feel that it always weighs the matters for equilibrium with matching surrenders and/or with Revenue earnings/expenditure on particular issues.
I am expressing my personal views with an earnest request to study the matter closely and with clear mind and arrange to get the matter solved. May I expect that my dream to become true and the expectation that Your experiences may lead the Railways Security Force, RPF or by any other name you may term it, takes its proper shape and reach to some RECOGNIZABLE place on one day or the other unexpectedly and there shall be good governance on the SECURITY AND SAFETY OF RAILWAYS WORKING SYSTEM, inter alia the safety and security of the rail passengers and their belongings, IN NEAR FUTURE?
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