"Downright Illegal": Congress On Rakesh Asthana Being Made Delhi Top Cop

Rakesh Asthana, a senior IPS officer of Gujarat cadre, was appointed the Delhi Police Commissioner on Tuesday.

Hitting out at the Centre over Gujarat-cadre IPS officer Rakesh Asthana's appointment as the Delhi Police Commissioner, the Congress on Wednesday said it was in "direct contravention" of a Supreme Court judgment and asked whether any "quid pro quo" was involved. Rakesh Asthana, a senior IPS officer of the Gujarat cadre, was appointed the Commissioner of Delhi Police on Tuesday. He took charge as the Commissioner of Delhi Police Wednesday. Attacking the government over the appointment, Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera said that with four days left for Mr Asthana's superannuation, the Ministry of Home Affairs issued the notification naming him as the Police Commissioner of New Delhi, effectively granting him a one-year extension from the date of his superannuation "as a special case in public interest". "Not just is it an issue of inter-cadre appointment; the issue expands to another instance of blatant disregard towards the Supreme Court of India and the laws of the land," Mr Khera alleged.