Ranchi, Sept. 13 -- BJP state president and Leader of Opposition Babulal Marandi today charged that the Hemant Soren government has turned the DGP's office into a shield to protect itself from corruption, stalling police promotions and triggering a standoff with the UPSC.
He alleged that appointing Anurag Gupta, a retired officer not recognised by the UPSC or the union Home Ministry, had left Jharkhand's police and administration "hostage to political interests."Marandi described the controversy as the latest flashpoint between the ruling JMM-led coalitionand the BJP.
He said the government had "held the police and administration hostage" by forcing through an appointment that neither the union Public Service Commission (UPSC) nor the uni...