Deccan
Herald: Shivamogga: Sunday, 31 January 2016.
Minister of
State for Labour P T Parameshwar Naik has reportedly got transferred police
officers and retained the services of his ‘favourite’ officers in Ballari
district through 45 recommendation letters between June 2013 and January 2015.
The matter
came to light when city-based advocate B Vinod obtained the copies of
recommendation letters signed by the minister, under the RTI Act. The
revelation assumes significance in the backdrop of the recent transfer of
Anupama Shenoy, the DySP of Kudligi in the district, reportedly at the instance
of the minister.
In one such
letter dated June 10, 2014, addressed to Director General and Inspector General
of Police, police headquarters, Nrupatunga Road, Bengaluru, the minister has
appealed to the authorities concerned to continue the services of N Rudramuni,
DySP of Ballari Rural sub-division and Murugannanavar, DySP of Ballari City,
citing their family problems.
In another
letter dated September 10, 2014, the minister appealed to the higher officials
of the police department to transfer B S Savishankar Naik, DySP, CID,
Bengaluru, to Ballari district. The minister says that Savishankar Naik may be
posted in place of Murugannanavar, DySP
of Ballari City sub-division, as the services of the former were essential for
the city. This way, the minister has misused his powers, Vinod said.
The advocate
said that MLAs and ministers submitted 750 recommendation letters to the
authorities concerned seeking transfer of police officers across the State in
the last year and a half.
As per the
verdict of the Supreme Court, only the Police Establishment Board has to deal
with the transfers of police officers. The elected representatives have no role
in the transfers.
Of the 750
letters, 489 have been accepted. In some of the letters, the minister has even
asked the higher officials to post specific persons to the Lokayukta wing.
This shows
that Naik left no stone unturned to make sure that police officers above the
rank of inspector in Ballari district are those close to him, Vinod said.
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