Dimapur, June 15 (EMN): The Nagaland Law Students’ Federation (NLSF) has appealed the government of Nagaland to reconsider its decision in transferring of DGP Rupin Sharma.
Describing Sharma as man of integrity, honest and upright officer and a role model for thousands of youths, the NLSF stated that public wants DGP of people’s choice and not of political choice.
A press release received here on Friday from the federation stated that the government decision to transfer Sharma is ‘contradicting with the public feelings and faith and is turning into a tense loggerhead with the people’s representative.’ The federation said backlash will arise subsequently in the governance if the government proceed and trample rigorously the sentiments of the public.
The NLSF stated that Sharma is a 1992 Nagaland cadre and one of our own, a capable and dynamic officer whose performances level out weight its seniority and criteria.
“The reform and revamp in police department, its social media dealing has accumulated as the darling among the youths improving the standard and image of Nagaland police, its open advertisement and merit basis jobs and flouting pragmatic ideas in the efficiency of policing etc.is admirable. The commendable job of empathy even for prisoners like skill development programmes and other innovative measures are note worthy and sign of uprightness,” the press release stated.
The federation criticised the immature of branding and tagging Sharma as inexperience when he had serve various capacities as SDPO, additional SP, SP and DIG in the state.
The NSLF asserted that to brand an officer who served in and outside the state as inexperience and to transfer him, is a flimsy ground and bears mala fide intention.
“No doubt, he has being appointed as DGP by the state floating the rules and laid down procedures when the criteria requires 28 years of service for our state under special category status and the oncoming officer one year senior to him also falls below the laid down procedures by the Ministry of home affairs which is fishy in its nature (not against any individual),” the press release stated.
The NSLF also pointed out that the transfer of DGP ‘is a direct violation of the Supreme Court order which states a fix two year for DGP appointment to avoid political pressure misuse of police officer and unwanted transfer as to enable him/her to discharge the responsibility in a professional manner.’
The stop-gap arrangement to the government representatives has now earned as permanent ally of the government (people), the public outcry shall be respected and the said transfer without heeding is a directly challenge and apathy to the public sentiment.
“The usual business of rutted path of corruption, favoritism and nepotism cannot go on as someone breakfast, a time for breaking and heralding grounds for accountability has been drawn upon and seeded in every educated minds,” it stated.
