I got the above news.
For context, there was a highly despicable attack on the lady CM of Delhi Ms Rekha Gupta.
The police commissioner is being held responsible and faces ignominy.
Does he deserve the brickbats?
The physical attack in the nature of a slap and more, happened during Jan Sunwai – a session of interaction with the common public. The attacker had come from Gujarat all the way for this. It is apparent that any member of the public could attend.
Was the public who came to meet her, to be kept at a particular distance in police presence? If so, then police apathy can be said to be in the above case.
But I believe that was not in the the matter above.
Anybody could attend the Jan Sunwai and the CM was conducting herself so as to be seen as freely accessible to the public at large.
There are lots of such instances. E.g. when a politician is in a public program and goes around shaking hands. Is he open to any random attack? Of course he is. Can he blame the police commissioner for this? I believe he cannot. For he has himself consciously chosen to mingle so with the public, considering the pros and cons.
A politician with high risk to himself, like Narendra Modi, will not be accessible. Those who do not perceive such a risk, will keep the police at bay and the common public close.
Such a stray incident, neither warrants blame on the police head, nor does it warrant any drastic change in style of further such events. Just some more distance between the CM and the people with a body guard at hand.
But that is Madam CM’s call. Do not make a scapegoat of the police commissioner.
In your quest for venting anger or worse still, for some performative action.