Telangana government relieves IPS officers for them to join duty in Andhra Pradesh cadre
Union Ministry of Home Affairs directs State government to relieve Anjani Kumar (1990 batch), Abhilasha Bisht (1994 batch) and Abhishek Mohanty (2011 batch) from the Telangana cadre
Hyderabad: The Telangana government on Saturday issued orders relieving DGP and Chairman of Road Safety Authority Anjani Kumar and Dr RBVRR Telangana State Police Academy Director Abhilasha Bisht from Telangana to enable them to report in Andhra Pradesh.
Chief Secretary of Telangana A Shanti Kumari issued two separate orders in regard on Saturday.
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The Union Ministry of Home Affairs on Friday had directed the State government to relieve IPS officers Anjani Kumar (1990 batch), Abhilasha Bisht (1994 batch) and Abhishek Mohanty (2011 batch) from the Telangana cadre. These three officials have been asked to report to Andhra Pradesh, their home cadre.
The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) had rejected the request of five IAS and three IPS officers to continue their services in Telangana. They were originally allocated to the AP cadre during the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh.
The State government, in the case of Mohanty, wrote to the Election Commission of India (ECI) explaining about the MHA’s directions to relieve Mohanty, the Commissioner of Police, Karimnagar, in view of the MLC elections.
The biennial elections to the Telangana State Legislative Council from Graduates’ and Teachers’ constituencies — Medak-Nizamabad-Adilabad-Karimnagar Graduates’ and Medak-Nizamabad-Adilabad-Karimnagar Teachers — are to be held on February 27.
