Bhopal, July 24 -- Every night before sleep, trainees at police academies in Madhya Pradesh will collectively recite a few verses from Ramcharitmanas, a 16th century version of the Ramayana written in Awadhi by Tulsidas because Additional Director General of police (Training) Rajababu Singh believes it will teach them how to deal with adversity. "New things (navachar) should be introduced for new batches for overall development of the trainees," said the order, introducing daily recitation of Ramcharitmanas that was ordered by ADG issued on Tuesday. Singh has decided that the trainees in small groups of eight will recite a few couplets of Ramcharitmanas every night. Singh's order said that the district police superintendents in-charge of the training centres have been instructed to get a copy of Ramcharitmanas immediately and start the recitation. Confirming this order, a police officer posted at the training institute said, "We received these instructions and we will implement it soon but it won't be compulsory for trainees of other religions to avoid controversy. However, the meaning of all the couplets will be explained in Hindi so that everyone can take life lessons from them." Singh said he himself has learnt many things from Ramcharitmanas that have made him stronger and able to deal with any kind of adversity. "Being head of the training department, it's my duty to make our trainees strong too." He added that "many new trainees are not able to cope with the nine-month training. They want training centres near their homes so that they can visit family frequently," added Singh, who came back to his parent Madhya Pradesh cadre after a stint with the Border Security Force (BSF). Congress leader K K Mishra said, "The BJP-led state government and its officers have made a habit of mixing religion with everything. Instead of making these trainees secular, who can respect and treat people of all religions alike, they are giving extra importance to one religion."...