Haryana: UPSC (Union Public Service Commission) has returned the proposal sent by the state government for the appointment of DGP (State Police Chief). Actually, the Haryana government had sent a panel of five IPS to the commission, which included Shatrujit Kapoor of 1990 batch, OP Singh of 1992 batch, S.K. The names of Jain, Ajay Singal of 1992 batch, Alok Mittal and Arshinder Chawla of 1993 batch were included.
The state government had requested UPSC to prepare a panel of three IPS officers for the appointment of State Director General of Police (DGP). Shatrujeet Kapoor of 1990 batch was also included in this proposal. Kapoor was the state police chief till October 14, but IPS officer Y. Due to the growing controversy after the suicide of Puran Kumar, he was sent on leave.
Name of OP Singh of 1992 batch also included
The name of OP Singh of 1992 batch was also included in this list, who was given the additional charge of DGP when Kapoor went on leave, but he is retiring on December 31. Apart from this, other officers include S.K. The names of Jain (1991 batch), Ajay Singal (1992 batch), Alok Mittal of 1993 batch and Arshinder Chawla are included.
However, the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has raised some objections while returning the proposal sent by the Haryana Government. UPSC wrote in its letter to the Haryana government that according to the Prakash Singh case of the Supreme Court, the state government should send the proposal in the pre-estimated position of vacancy, but Shatrujit Kapoor is only on leave and can join back anytime, hence according to the commission, the post of DGP is not vacant in the state at present.
State government should take decision regarding DGP
UPSC objected to the proposal of the state government and said that Shatrujit Kapoor was appointed DGP on August 16, 2023 for a tenure of at least two years. This period has been completed, so if the state government wants, it can transfer him, but only when it formally decides that Kapoor does not want to be kept as DGP further. This entire process is not only a challenge for the state government to ensure the stability of the police system, but it will also have to make its decisions more clear and transparent by following the guidelines of the Supreme Court.
