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Rumblings in Delhi over Goa’s DGP move Tushar Srivastava New Delhi, November 15, 2004: The Goa Cabinet’s resolution to scrap the post of the Director General of Police (DGP) has set the grapevine buzzing in Delhi Police circles. The Ministry of Home Affairs is yet to take a final decision on the matter, but talk is on about how Amod Kanth — present Goa DGP — will be accommodated here. The resolution, which was passed last week, has been sent to the ministry. All the posts of DG and additional DG in the Capital are filled and the incumbents have time before they retire. These posts include the Delhi Police commissioner, DG of Tihar Jail, DG Homeguard and three special commissioners of police. Senior police officers here say that if Kanth cannot be accomodated, there is a possibility that he could be sent to Mizoram as he still has substantial time for his outside posting period to end. Kanth’s last posting in the Capital was as Joint Commissioner of Police, New Delhi Range, after which he went off on a two-year study leave. When he rejoined the services, he was sent to Goa as the DGP. Kanth, who is in Delhi, said he ‘‘is very keen to stay and work in Goa’’. Nothing has been officially communicated to him and he would know about the developments once he reaches Goa on Tuesday. The strained relations between Kanth and Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar are well known. Kanth had allegedly objected to Parrikar’s move to swap the charges held by DIGs Muktesh Chandra — who was handling administration — and N.S. Randhawa who was in charge of crime and range. The DGP had wanted Randhawa to handle crime and administration. This had upset the state government and police sources said that this resolution by the Goa Cabinet could very well be a pressure tactic to get the DGP changed. The state government, however, has every right to decide whether it wants to be part of the Union Territory cadre as Goa is a state. A committee had already been formed by the state government to submit a report on whether it should refuse to be part of the UT cadre, have its own cadre or merge with Maharashtra. The Goa Cabinet had resolved to suspend the post of DGP on the ground that such a post is not prevalent in the Indian union and many states have already abolished it. If the Centre gives its approval to the resolution, then the state government will be able to appoint a state officer on the post of Inspector General of Police. (The Indian Express) Also read: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gulf-goans/message/4745 - Forwarded by AlmeidaG(ji), www.goa-world.com __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The all-new My Yahoo! - Get yours free! http://my.yahoo.com