Former IPS officer and ex-Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry Kiran Bedi shared her candid views on governance, policing, and public accountability. She said air pollution in Delhi persists not due to the absence of solutions, but because of a lack of sustained political focus and coordinated bureaucracy.

In an exclusive interview with The Statesman, she underlined the need for grassroots political leadership that remains visible beyond polls. On prisons and crime, she flagged rooted corruption and called for more robust systemic reforms, including carefully implemented body cameras. India’s first female IPS officer also emphasised the need to revive the beat officer system to rebuild trust between police and communities.

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