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It has also been said in the order that policemen and officers should wear their name badges on their uniforms at all times as this is not being done by some personnel. (Representative Photo/Shutterstock)
News18 has a copy of an order issued by Uttar Pradesh DGP Devendra Singh Chauhan to the force on January 27
It’s a puzzling order from a state police chief. But this is Uttar Pradesh, and anything is possible. The state Director General of Police (DGP) has asked his force to stop recording phone calls made by MPs and MLAs and making them ‘viral’.
News18 has a copy of an order issued by Uttar Pradesh DGP Devendra Singh Chauhan to the force on January 27. (MLA) and they are also made ‘viral’.
‘call to action
Making a conversation ‘viral’ means leaking the recorded chat to the media or putting it on social media.
“This trend is unwarranted. Such acts of policemen or officers create unnecessary controversies in media and social media for UP Police and create uncomfortable situation for top police officers. It is objectionable.
BJP has been critical of UP’s bureaucracy
Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya has criticized senior BJP leaders for not listening to their concerns of UP bureaucrats, including senior police officials, while warning top bureaucrats and police to pay attention to the elected representatives.
A large number of MPs and MLAs in UP belong to the BJP.
The DGP’s January 27 order said MPs and MLAs should behave with all decorum as per extant rules in this regard and observed that earlier such orders have not been heeded.
The DGP has written, ‘MPs and MLAs have been complaining to top police officers and senior officials of the UP government – this tarnishes the image of the police force.’
It has also been said in the order that policemen and officers should wear their name badges on their uniforms at all times as this is not being done by some personnel.
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