The chief minister of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee alleged that the saffron party was 'misusing power to take control of the police and all other institutions'.
The shooting and video in which ex-Chicago police officer Van Dyke was seen firing repeatedly at 17-year-old Laquan McDonald prompted protests throughout Chicago and calls for Van Dyke to face serious prison time.
The Chief Minister said at present there was infrastructure for training only 5,793 constables and the government was planning to double the capacity by providing various facilities.
The heated exchange of words came in the backdrop of a group clash in a village near Tadipatri earlier this week with Reddy alleging that police fled the scene like eunuchs, unable to bring the situation under control.
Samadhan Mante, posted as constable at Miraj city police station, went to the bar and had an argument over some issue with three people who were having drinks there.
A first-of-its-kind study on policing reveals that the poor, minorities, women and marginalized across the country tend to fear and are alienated from the force.
The issue surfaced after an RTI applicant approached the Union home ministry seeking to know the meaning and detailed definition of word "shaheed" (martyr).
