Ministry of Home Affairs could question the state government's decision to stay transfers of 65 senior police officers in Karnataka
Ministry of Home Affairs could question the state government's decision to stay transfers of 65 senior police officers in Karnataka
The state government's recent decision to stay transfer orders of 65 senior police officers could rake more controversy if the Union Ministry of Home Affairs takes note of the matter.
The transfer orders that were issued by a board comprising senior police officers and headed by Director General and Inspector General of Police Dr Ajai Kumar Singh were reportedly stayed after several MLAs complained to the CM that they were not consulted before the orders were passed.
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| The transfer orders issued byu00a0DG-IGP Dr Ajai Kumar Singh were reportedly stayed after several MLAs complained to the CM |
"No rule stipulates that board members consult MLAs before deciding on transfers. Such decisions are taken purely on basis of merit," said a senior police officer.CM BS Yeddyurappa has reportedly asked Singh to consult the MLAs. Singh, however, ignored the CM's suggestions and passed the order, which ruffled many feathers in the political and police establishments.Senior officials told MiD DAY that the state government could dismiss the board, which was established following a Supreme Court directive with the Ministry of Home Affairs as the monitoring authority. "I don't know if the board is being scrapped. While the state government can scrap the board, it should have a valid reason for doing so," explained a senior official from the Home Department.Meanwhile, Director General and Inspector General of police Dr Ajai Kumar Singh clarified that there was no difference of opinion among members of the board that decided on the transfers contrary to rumours that suggested otherwise. "All the 10 decisions taken so far by the board were unanimous," Singh said.
