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"content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we have countries in the planet, where such heights cannot be found. Last year, we had Olympics in China and for all that we know, the average height in China has nothing to do with the 5ft 9â that is required in our disciplined forces and yet, they have a very competent Army. They have a very competent Police Force that maintained high level of security during the last Olympics. I think it was the best that has been done over the years. We cannot see the height issue playing a very crucial role in the whole of that process. Perhaps, when this was being crafted, and I am reliably told that it is really a colonial requirement that we should have gotten rid of a long time ago, there was the issue of the guns that were available. Maybe, the guns were near the height of 5ft 3â, but now we have guns that are much shorter, more effective and one need not carry a gun that is 5ft or 4ft long. We have shorter guns that are even more effective. Secondly, the kind of crimes committed nowadays are quite different from those which were committed in the past. For example, we have cyber crimes. I do not know whether you need to be 5ft 9â for you to sit behind a computer and investigate a crime or understand what kind of cyber crimes are being committed. This requirement of height is really not in tune with the things that are now in place. With advancement of technology, we must do away with this requirement. We, as a country, also need to make sure that we are responsive to the needs of our people."
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