Don't hanker after limelight, focus on maintaining law and order instead: Nitish to police

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Wednesday cautioned the state police that they should not get carried away by media limelight and said true image is built only by effective crime control.

The remarks by Kumar, made at a function here, were apparently directed at Bihar Director General of Police Gupteshwar Pandey, whose speech was received with applause from the audience after he shared some innovations on policing that he had in mind.

Pandey is known for his unconventional style of functioning and had assumed the top post last month.

Directing his gaze at Pandey, the chief minister said, "Work is the main thing, nobody can ignore good work. So, instead of hankering for claps, it is better to seriously focus on work. This our expectation."
"The media is giving a lot of publicity, but if there is any shortcoming in the work they will destroy you after four-five months. You don't know how the media works," Kumar said
"The law and order situation today is undoubtedly better than what it was when we had assumed power. The police deserves its share of credit but there should be no room for complacency," Kumar said