JOIN USIn the aftermath of the removal and reinstatement of R P Sharma as the chief of the Bangalore Metropolitan Task Force (BMTF), the city’s civic agency was forced to issue an adivsory to its employees to remain calm and within the ambit of the law.
Sharma was temporarily brought back as Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) of the BMTF by a tribunal on Thursday.
The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) Officers and Employees' Association appealed to its members to not cross legal limits in any attempt to display their dismay at Sharma’s reinstatement by the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT).
Latest developments
The Association advised its members during its general body meeting at their office on Friday. R Subramanyam, the president of the Association, told Deccan Herald the meeting was convened to discuss the latest developments in the BBMP ever since the strike had been called off. Members went on strike to demand Sharma’s ouster.
“Besides asking our members to work within the law, we are also following up the progress made by the government to meet our demands,” said Subramanyam.
The Association had demanded the removal of Sharma as the BMTF chief because he was probing cases of building violations against some of them. They also want the BMTF directly under the control of the BBMP Commissioner.
Conceded to demand
The government had conceded to their demand and transferred Sharma. But, much to their dismay, the senior police officer succeeded in getting a stay on his transfer from CAT.
In the meanwhile, Sharma said that the BMTF will speed up investigation into the pending cases involving building violations - the very reason BBMP officials wanted him transferred.
A combative Sharma seemed in no mood to slow down. He said that the five days lost due to strikes in the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike and his transfer from the BMTF, will be compensated for by intensifying the investigations he was pursuing.