Chandigarh : Punjab Police on Tuesday denied issuing any advisory directing its personnel to keep away from carrying uniforms whereas commuting; in the meantime, Chief of Opposition within the Punjab Meeting Partap Singh Bajwa raised the problem and questioned the state authorities’s dealing with of regulation and order.
“Punjab Police Headquarters or every other Punjab Police workplace beneath it has issued no advisory directing police personnel to keep away from carrying uniform whereas going to or getting back from responsibility,” Punjab Police stated in a publish on X.
The police additionally denied issuing any path to personnel to put on civilian garments whereas commuting to or from responsibility, calling such messages circulating on social media faux.
“Such messages circulating on social media are faux and must be ignored,” Punjab Police stated, advising residents and police personnel to rely solely on official channels for genuine data.
In the meantime, Chief of Opposition within the Meeting Partap Singh Bajwa criticised the governemnt saying that Punjab Police personnel had been being suggested to not journey in uniform and to put on it solely after reaching their police stations.
In his publish on X, Bajwa criticised the Mann authorities, alleging that the transfer mirrored issues over the protection of Punjabis and the morale of Punjab Police. He additionally questioned Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann over who was answerable for Punjab’s regulation and order.
The difficulty adopted a purported September 18 memo containing directions relating to the private safety of police personnel and strengthening safety at responsibility factors and checkpoints.
It additionally comprises directions on safety preparations at checkpoints, motion routes, vigilance relating to suspicious individuals and actions, night time patrols and coordination with the AGTF, ANTF and intelligence companies.
Punjab Police, nevertheless, maintained that no advisory directing personnel to keep away from carrying uniforms whereas commuting had been issued by its headquarters or any workplace beneath it.
