Haryana Director General of Police Manoj Yadava has sought premature repatriation to the Intelligence Bureau (IB) citing career considerations and family requirements.
Yadava, a Haryana-cadre IPS officer of the 1988 batch, on Tuesday wrote to Haryana Additional Chief Secretary (Home) Rajeev Arora requesting for premature repatriation to the Intelligence Bureau.
The development came months after reports of simmering differences over his extension between Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar and Home Minister Anil Vij.
Yadava was granted a one-year extension by the Centre in March. While the Chief Minister was keen on keeping Yadava as the state police chief, Anil Vij was in favour of his replacement after his two-year term ended.
Vij had in the month of February written a scathing letter to ACS (Home) Rajeev Arora asking him to initiate the process of finding a replacement “urgently”, telling him in a stern letter that he will be held responsible for any future legal complication in the matter.
Vij was reportedly not happy with Yadava continuing as the state police chief.
Yadava was appointed the DGP of Haryana on February 21, 2019 for a term of two years. He had joined the Haryana Government on deputation from the Intelligence Bureau, Union Ministry of Home Affairs, for a period of two years.
In his letter to ACS Home on Tuesday, Yadava said, “His tenure as DGP was extended beyond January 20, 2021, till further order.”
“The Union Ministry of Home Affairs vide an order dated March 2, 2021 had also conveyed the approval for extension of his deputation tenure for a period of one year beyond February 20, 2021 or till further orders whichever is earlier. In this context, it is informed that I would now like to return to Intelligence Bureau, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, to resume my duties as Additional Director in the Intelligence Bureau due to career consideration and family requirements,” the letter stated.
He wrote, “It is therefore requested that the undersigned may kindly be relieved for rejoining the Intelligence Bureau.”
Posting the letter on the Twitter account of DGP, Haryana, Yadava also said that for the last 28 months he had discharged duties as DGP to the best of his ability in the service of citizens of Haryana.
“Now the IB beckons & I wish to go back to Government of India due to career & family requirements. I have made a request to the Hry Govt to permit me to go back. Jai Hind (sic),” he said.
Commenting on the request made by the DGP, the Chief Minister while talking to the mediapersons said that he has sent a letter for premature repatriation and we will consider his request.
If it is finalized, we will start the process to appoint the next DGP. The names of eligible officers will be sent to the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) for the post of the state's next police chief, he said.
When asked whether the request was made after the row over his extension and protest by Anil Vij earlier this year, Khattar claimed it is a routine process.
