SHILLONG:
Home Minister Lahkmen Rymbui on Wednesday said the state government will soon take a call on the appointment of the new Director General of Police (DGP).
Rymbui informed that the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) had recommended three names for the appointment of the new DGP and the process is on for taking a final decision on the matter.
“We will choose the best from among the three names,” he said when asked who will be the new DGP of the state.
The names shortlisted by the UPSC are Mukesh Agrawal, KV Singh Deo (both 1989 batch) and L Ram Bishnoi (1991 batch).
Out of the five names sent by the state government earlier after the retirement of R Chandranathan on December 21, 2021, the UPSC selected three following the guidelines of the Supreme Court.
The other two are S. Narayan Singh (1991 batch) and Idashisha Nongrang (1992 batch). Nongrang is functioning as the officiating DGP.
Rymbui further stated that the state government will take into consideration the prevailing situation and the unique nature of the state of Meghalaya while deciding on the appointment of the new police chief.
If the meeting of the State Security Commission would soon be convened, he said, “All formalities will be done for appointment of the DGP.”
He said the government would have to assess who could be the best for the state. “This is a high office so we have to choose carefully for the interest of the state, for the interest of the law and order and for the interest of the governance in the police itself,” Rymbui said.
He assured that the decision of the government will be made known at an appropriate time.