07 nov 2011
Never in the past any officer, be it an IAS or an IPS, was treated the way the state government dealt with Mishra, a senior IPS officer. He was gagged and detained in his own office and shifted to a mental hospital. No officer had been dealt with in this manner ever in the history of the state.
Though some of his colleagues supported Mishra's claims of corruption in the fire department even those officers who had exceeded their official brief or acted "abnormally" were never sent to a mental asylum.
Mishra had on Friday described the BSP government as "thoroughly corrupt". He had also alleged that some senior bureaucrats were coercing him to sign documents pertaining to shady purchase deals. But soon, the state administration swung into action and Mishra was detained from the press conference and taken forcibly to the hospital.
Mishra was described as "an honest and sincere officer" by two DG rank IPS officers. "Mishra has worked with me and I found him honest to the core," said one of the officers, requesting anonymity.
This is not the first time that the issue of corruption has cropped up in the fire services department of UP. In 1998, Mayawati's first tenure as CM was rocked by a float pump scam. Payment of Rs. 4 crore as kickbacks was alleged in the purchase of faulty float pumps.
"There cannot be smoke without fire. If one recalls the float pump scam, Mishra's charges of corruption definitely calls for a thorough probe," the officer added. He also termed the "high-level" probe ordered by the state government an eyewash. If one considers some of the bizarre incidents involving senior officials in Uttar Pradesh and the government's response to them, Mishra's case particularly stands out in the harshness of action against him.
Dr Kuldip Saini, a 1972 batch IAS officer, had set her official residence on fire in the state capital but the government of the day simply overlooked. She continued to stay in the official accommodation and behave abnormally.
Another example is that of IPS officer D. K. Panda. Claiming to be Lord Krishna's beloved 'Radha', he shed his police uniform and started dressing up like a married woman in a sari and make-up. He was suspended for attending official meetings dressed as a woman but even he was not sent to a hospital. The government later granted him an honourable exit by way of voluntary retirement.
Mishra is not the only officer hounded by the state government for exposing the rot in the system, especially by the Mayawati government. Raising voice against corruption is bound to invite trouble for any officer under the present dispensation, said a senior bureaucrat.
There are numerous cases in which senior officials were targeted by the Mayawati government for blowing the whistle on corruption.
Whistleblower cop against corruption mishandled by Mayawati govt
Lucknow: There is nothing new in Mayawati government's intolerance to rebellion or criticism. But in the case of DIG (fire services) D. D. Mishra, this trend has seen its zenith.
Never in the past any officer, be it an IAS or an IPS, was treated the way the state government dealt with Mishra, a senior IPS officer. He was gagged and detained in his own office and shifted to a mental hospital. No officer had been dealt with in this manner ever in the history of the state.
Though some of his colleagues supported Mishra's claims of corruption in the fire department even those officers who had exceeded their official brief or acted "abnormally" were never sent to a mental asylum.
Mishra had on Friday described the BSP government as "thoroughly corrupt". He had also alleged that some senior bureaucrats were coercing him to sign documents pertaining to shady purchase deals. But soon, the state administration swung into action and Mishra was detained from the press conference and taken forcibly to the hospital.
Mishra was described as "an honest and sincere officer" by two DG rank IPS officers. "Mishra has worked with me and I found him honest to the core," said one of the officers, requesting anonymity.
This is not the first time that the issue of corruption has cropped up in the fire services department of UP. In 1998, Mayawati's first tenure as CM was rocked by a float pump scam. Payment of Rs. 4 crore as kickbacks was alleged in the purchase of faulty float pumps.
"There cannot be smoke without fire. If one recalls the float pump scam, Mishra's charges of corruption definitely calls for a thorough probe," the officer added. He also termed the "high-level" probe ordered by the state government an eyewash. If one considers some of the bizarre incidents involving senior officials in Uttar Pradesh and the government's response to them, Mishra's case particularly stands out in the harshness of action against him.
Dr Kuldip Saini, a 1972 batch IAS officer, had set her official residence on fire in the state capital but the government of the day simply overlooked. She continued to stay in the official accommodation and behave abnormally.
Another example is that of IPS officer D. K. Panda. Claiming to be Lord Krishna's beloved 'Radha', he shed his police uniform and started dressing up like a married woman in a sari and make-up. He was suspended for attending official meetings dressed as a woman but even he was not sent to a hospital. The government later granted him an honourable exit by way of voluntary retirement.
Mishra is not the only officer hounded by the state government for exposing the rot in the system, especially by the Mayawati government. Raising voice against corruption is bound to invite trouble for any officer under the present dispensation, said a senior bureaucrat.
There are numerous cases in which senior officials were targeted by the Mayawati government for blowing the whistle on corruption.
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