<p>The government has no intention of axing Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar "at this stage", Finance Minister P. Chidambaram said Wednesday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Responding to questions after a cabinet meeting, Chidambaram said it would be "inappropriate" to remove Neeraj Kumar despite the mass protests over the gang-rape of a young woman in Delhi bus.<br /><br />"I think this would be totally inappropriate to do at this stage. I think the commissioner is doing his job. If there have been any lapses, we will be looking into it," he said.<br /><br />The commissioner has been under attack since the 23-year-old was raped and tortured Dec 16. He was also criticized following a crackdown by Delhi Police on protesters.<br /><br />Chidambaram said the commissioner has apologized for the crackdown.<br /><br />"I think the first thing to be done is to bring the situation to normalcy. I think the commissioner has, I saw it on TV, apologized for any lapses that may have hurt any innocent person. <br /><br />"I would request all of you to leave it here," he said.</p>
<p>The government has no intention of axing Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar "at this stage", Finance Minister P. Chidambaram said Wednesday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Responding to questions after a cabinet meeting, Chidambaram said it would be "inappropriate" to remove Neeraj Kumar despite the mass protests over the gang-rape of a young woman in Delhi bus.<br /><br />"I think this would be totally inappropriate to do at this stage. I think the commissioner is doing his job. If there have been any lapses, we will be looking into it," he said.<br /><br />The commissioner has been under attack since the 23-year-old was raped and tortured Dec 16. He was also criticized following a crackdown by Delhi Police on protesters.<br /><br />Chidambaram said the commissioner has apologized for the crackdown.<br /><br />"I think the first thing to be done is to bring the situation to normalcy. I think the commissioner has, I saw it on TV, apologized for any lapses that may have hurt any innocent person. <br /><br />"I would request all of you to leave it here," he said.</p>