<p>He has advised policemen in the state to act aggressively if they are out-numbered by a mob and attacks them; even if it means some innocents also fall prey to the police action.<br /><br />Referring to the Bharatpur incident where two on-duty police constables were beaten up by villagers in violence-hit Gopalgarh, the minister said, “The police should go back to the village with larger force and beat the miscreants and don’t come back got beaten up. Even if a few of the innocents get beaten, then let it be.''<br /><br />Dhariwal made the controversial statement while addressing a meeting of retired personnel of state police services in Jaipur on Monday.<br /><br />This irresponsible statement comes close on the heels of a Congress delegation sent by party high command concluded that there were "police excesses" during Bharatpur violence and the minority community were at the receiving end. <br /><br />Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, while admitting administrative lapses during the violence, has put the district collector and the SP on awaited posting orders and had ordered two separate inquiries—one a judicial and other by CBI - into the September 14 incident which claimed 10 lives.</p>
<p>He has advised policemen in the state to act aggressively if they are out-numbered by a mob and attacks them; even if it means some innocents also fall prey to the police action.<br /><br />Referring to the Bharatpur incident where two on-duty police constables were beaten up by villagers in violence-hit Gopalgarh, the minister said, “The police should go back to the village with larger force and beat the miscreants and don’t come back got beaten up. Even if a few of the innocents get beaten, then let it be.''<br /><br />Dhariwal made the controversial statement while addressing a meeting of retired personnel of state police services in Jaipur on Monday.<br /><br />This irresponsible statement comes close on the heels of a Congress delegation sent by party high command concluded that there were "police excesses" during Bharatpur violence and the minority community were at the receiving end. <br /><br />Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, while admitting administrative lapses during the violence, has put the district collector and the SP on awaited posting orders and had ordered two separate inquiries—one a judicial and other by CBI - into the September 14 incident which claimed 10 lives.</p>
