Praise
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the first Home Minister of India praised Punjab Police saying,
I know the difficulties and disaster which overtook the Punjab Police during the period of partition. Your force was depleted terribly and quickly you had to begin from a scratch. After such a partition and the period of communal disturbances a parallel of which is not known, you had to face great difficulties and you have in fact performed miracle in reorganizing your force in such a short time and in such a splendid mannerRead more about this topic: Punjab Police (India)
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