IPS Officers Condemn Vilification By "Politicians"

The IPS Officers' Association of Telangana today strongly condemned statements by Revanth Reddy that AIS officers from Bihar were ruling Telangana, although it did not name Reddy.

For the unversed, Revanth Reddy has been claiming that all top bureaucratic positions in the state were being given to IAS and IPS officers of Bihar since KCR's roots were in Bihar, and that Anjani Kumar, a Bihar IPS officer, was made DGP of the state through the backdoor by Mahender Reddy being forced to go on leave.

That noticeably raised the hackles of the IPS officers in the state.

The full text of the condemnation follows.

"Certain political functionaries in the media / various forums have stated that M Mahendar Reddy, IPS, Director General of Police, Telangana State, has been asked to go on leave. It has also been stated by some political functionaries that certain officers of IAS/IPS native to a particular state are being posted to top posts in Telangana.

The IPS Officers' Association of Telangana strongly condemns such baseless statements. It is to inform that M Mahendar Reddy, IPS, went on medical leave owing to injuries sustained by him at his home. In order to ensure proper healing of the hairline fracture, he was advised to take rest by the doctors and hence he proceeded on medical leave from February 4 to March 4. He will join duty after due check-up and medical advice.

The statements regarding Mahendar Reddy, IPS, are made in an irresponsible manner without verification of facts and the reports of scientific diagnostic tests. Instead of wishing him good health and speedy recovery, the said leaders have needlessly dragged the officer for the sake of publicity.

The statements targeting some officers (Anjani Kumar IPS & other IAS officers) from a particular state reflects biased thinking and lack of knowledge about the Constitution of India and the provisions of All India Services. The All India Service officers are allotted to a particular state as per All India Service Rules, and are given postings by the respective state governments. The irresponsible statements made against the officers amounts to intrusion and interference in the discharge of official duties by them. Such statements have an undesirable effect of needlessly dragging officers for the sake of self-publicity.

It is seen that some of these political functionaries are habituated in making wild and irresponsible statements with an intention to demoralise officers and police, and mislead the innocent public.

We, the IPS Association of Telangana State, strongly condemn such frivolous statements. We urge these political functionaries to refrain from commenting without verifying the facts and without knowing about the provisions of the AIS Rules as provided for in the Constitution of India. (sic)"