SAY NO TO SELF-SERVICE

MADHYA PRADESH POLICE

- By Rahul Noronha

It's an aspect of servitude harking back to India's feudal and colonial days that Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan touched on while chairing a review meeting recently, as he cautioned Indian Police Service (IPS) officers in Madhya Pradesh against the excessive deployment of junior cops at their homes for domestic chores. The CM was reacting to news reports that suggested upwards of 30 police personnel were deployed at the home of a DIG-rank officer in state capital Bhopal. The officer in question has denied the reports, but this is not the first time the CM has flagged the issue. The IPS lobby continues to fiercely guard this privilege', but a large number of lower-rung police personnel are being denied the opportunity to perform core duties, leading to much discontent and resentment.