Haryana Minister, woman IPS officer spar over suspension of policeman
The Hindu
Haryana Minister Anil Vij clashes with IPS officer Upasana Kaithal over police suspension during a grievances meeting.
Haryana Energy Minister Anil Vij had a confrontation with a woman IPS officer, Upasana Kaithal SP, during the grievances redressal meeting at Kaithal on Friday.
In a viral video, Mr. Vij, presiding over the meeting, is seen repeatedly asking Kaithal SP, Upasana, to order suspension of a policeman, while the woman police officer is trying to reason with him saying that she did not have the authority to do so.
The argument between the two broke out when Mr. Vij, upon hearing a complaint against a policeman, currently posted in Kurukshetra district, ordered that he be suspended until the completion of the inquiry, as the policeman was allegedly influencing the probe. At this point, Ms. Upasana intervened, stating that she did not have the authority to suspend the said policeman.
The Minister was angered and asked the woman officer to get up and leave the meeting. She repeated that only Kurukshetra SP or the Director General of Police, Haryana, had the authority to initiate action against the policeman.
The woman officer was also accused of dilly-dallying in another case.
Meanwhile, Deputy Commissioner Aparajita intervened and explained to the Minister that the woman officer could write to the DGP, but could not order the suspension herself. Mr. Vij said that his orders were applicable in the entire Haryana and she was only to execute them.
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