SHARMA HITS RESET BUTTON FOR TOP BRASS

Bhajan Lal Sharma goes in for an overhaul of his police setup-all eyes on the moving Lego blocks

- By Rohit Parihar

POLITICS IS NEVER ENTIRELY ABSENT from anything in India—bureaucratic reshuffles are hardly immune. So, an unstated fact fills out the context: Bhajan Lal Sharma is nearly two years into his chief ministership, and still engaged in a quest for greater authority. Still, the structural reset he has imparted to the Rajasthan Police's top echelons appears driven more by operational logic than anything else.

Given its eye-catching scale— with as many as 34 IPS officers put on new assignments—it’s inevitable that some wonder whether vested interests were quietly at work. Especially since a few transfers did appear puzzling. But, overall, the visible hand is that of a professional, Director General of Police Rajeev Sharma, with the CM's approval. A tangible change from the norm, where the ruling party's top brass dictates the terms.

WHO'S ON TOP?