CHANDIGARH/GURGAON: The controversy over extension of Haryana director general of police (DGP) Manoj Yadava’s tenure has deepened further, with state home minister Anil Vij writing to chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Tuesday for the appointment of a new DGP without any delay. The letter was sent on the same day the home ministry issued a memorandum related to the extension of Yadava’s term as Haryana DGP for the next one year.
In his letter to Khattar on Tuesday, Vij said Yadava should be given extension only till the time next arrangement is finalised because he is an “incompetent officer.”
Vij wrote that the law and order situation of the state cannot be kept under control as long as Yadava is head of the police force because he has no control over officers of his department. “Moreover, the way he has managed the farmers’ protest, it is not in the interest of the state to continue with him as DGP,” said Vij.
Speaking to TOI, Vij said, “I have discharged my duties as head of the department and conveyed what I feel is right. Now it is up to the CM to believe his minister or not.”
He said while the Centre has given a one-year extension to Yadava, the move is being projected as if he has been appointed DGP till his retirement. It is the state government that can give extension as DGP, not the Centre, added the home minister.
For the past one week, a war of words has been going on between Vij and CMO over the issue. It is alleged that the lack of coordination between the two has upset Vij.