Lathi and The Indian Police

Ever wondered why the Indian Policemen still carry lathis. The lathi was vielded on the Satyagrahis and was used by the British to break their bones unlike rubber truncheons which would only bruise them. It is a legacy of the imperial rule and should have been discarded by the parliamentarians of the constituent assembly most have whom have suffered the blows of lathis. For the poorly equipped police force it is the easiest way for the constable or home gaurds to empower themselves on the street. The constable doesnot have any powers to book offenders many a time and has to depend on the lathi itself to even defend himself from any hooligans or dacoits.
It is high time that reforms and technological upgradation of the police force considers the history and the shame of the lathi in the Indian freedom struggle and and discard the lathi once and for all. We should equip / modernize the police force with better gadgets like truncheons, zapper guns, GPS enabled alarms or buzzers (rather than mere whistles) . Think about the poor constable who involved in maintaining law and order or regulating traffic or crime investigation (when they are not stuck with orderly duties of the more privileged officers) without being equipped properly when considering the adminstrative reforms or modernization of the police force.