A day after a shocking video emerged from UP in which a number of people taking an oath to construct said Temple IPS association came Strongly against the video. Senior-most police officers of Uttar Pradesh is also one of those taking the pledge.
“We disassociate ourselves from the act of a senior #IPS officer as shown in the video & reiterate that it is against the ethos of neutrality, fairness and uprightness that Indian Police Service stands for,” IPS Association tweeted.
We disassociate ourselves from the act of a senior #IPS officer as shown in the video & reiterate that it is against the ethos of neutrality, fairness and uprightness that Indian Police Service stands for. pic.twitter.com/PoAxmlFBfL
— IPS Association (@IPS_Association) February 2, 2018
Surya Kumar Shukla is the Director-General of the UP Home Guard. An IPS officer of the 1982 batch, he has held numerous positions of responsibility around the country.
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“We Ram-bhakts, today, as part of this programme, take this pledge that at the earliest, the Ram Mandir be constructed.
Jai Shri Ram”
Speaking to ewsMobile partner Republic TV shortly after the newsbreak, Surya Kumar claimed misinterpretation, saying that the matter related more to creating a peaceful environment for the construction of the Temple rather than construction itself. He said that he had said so before the pledge was taken.
However, when reminded of the fact that his duty is to enforce the law, rather than take such a pledge over a matter that is sub-judice, he continued to evade and justify.
According to a report in NewsMobile partner Republic, the UP government has taken cognizance of the video and is looking into the matter.
Watch the newsbreak as well as the interview with DG Home Guards Surya Kumar Shukla in the video above.