Freedom Of Expression Crucial In Democracy, Good Policing Must: Amit Shah

Amit Shah said "beat constable" deployed at the lowest level of police system makes the "biggest contribution" towards making a democracy successful by protecting the common man.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said the most important thing in a democracy is a citizen's independence and freedom of expression which is directly linked to good policing, and this needs to be continuously improved. He said "beat constable" deployed at the lowest level of the police system makes the "biggest contribution" towards making a democracy successful by protecting the common man. Delivering the keynote speech during the 51st foundation day event of the Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D), the minister said democracy cannot be successful if law and order is not good. "Democracy is our nature... this was our character even before independence and we accepted this after gaining freedom. This is the nature of our people. The biggest thing in a democracy is a person's independence and freedom of expression," he said.