Girl gets SP post for a day in Bijnor district

LUCKNOW: To build confidence among girls and women about police and to make them aware about the policing system, a class XII girl student was made superintendent of police for a day in Bijnor under Mission Shakti.
Appointed by Bijnor SP Dharamveer Singh, Akanksha interacted with the staff to know if they were facing any issues. She also inspected the office campus and gave instructions regarding maintenance of cleanliness and managing important documents.She also assured complainants of timely action over their complaints and gave instructions to staff for quick redressal of grievances. She also took stock of the preparations for Republic Day celebrations.
The SP felicitated Akanksha for actively discharging her duties for the day.
In another event, the anti-Romeo team of the district created awareness among people about the campaign, women help desks and helpline numbers. Meanwhile, National PG College in Lucknow held a debate on ‘save daughter, empower girl, prohibit female foeticide’ under Mission Shakti.
Student Srijal Mishra said that to empower girls both physically and mentally, they should be given equal opportunities in every field and this could become possible only after awareness among common people. Discussions on female foeticide were held at St Xavier’s College in Lucknow. A painting competition was held at Amirudaula Islamia Inter College in the state capital. Many students participated in the event.