Congress state president Nana Patole has written a letter to the election commission to immediately intervene in the conditional appointment of Maharashtra's new director General of police (DGP) Sanjay Kumar Verma. In this, Nana Patole has said that the move by the maharashtra government to conditionally appoint Sanjay Kumar Verma to the post of DGP is a gross violation of constitutional provisions, supreme court directions and established administrative principles. Nana Patole said that due to this the director General of police will face difficulties in working neutrally and impartially during the elections. maharashtra Congress President Patole has demanded that the election commission take a quick decision on the order of temporary appointment of Sanjay Verma using its powers.
Nana Patole's letter to ec regarding DGP
The letter further read, "The election commission, using the constitutional right under Article 324 of the Constitution, has given clear orders to appoint Sanjay Kumar Verma as the director General of police of maharashtra on november 5, 2024. This appointment was made to ensure that the police force has a fair and neutral role during the election process, but in violation of this direction of the election commission, the maharashtra government issued an order to limit Sanjay Verma's appointment to the code of conduct.''
Imposing conditions affects the performance of the DGP - Nana Patole
Nana Patole wrote, ''Sanjay Verma's conditional appointment threatens the leadership and administrative continuity of the police force. If the state government has any intention to re-appoint rashmi Shukla as DGP after the elections, it may create legal and administrative complications. Imposing conditions also affects the performance of the DGP.'' He further said, ''The appointment of the director General of police before the elections and the director General of police after the elections affects the basic constitutional principles of administration, hierarchy and separation of powers. This action of the state government may disturb the constitutional balance and create legal uncertainty.'' Nana Patole has said in the letter that he should intervene in the decision taken by the state government.''
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