“Was Bound To Happen”: P Chidambaram On Cops “Serving Political Masters”

New Delhi:

Senior Congress chief P Chidambaram has raised the pitch on federalism amid what appears like an ongoing tit-for-tat recreation between the Centre and Punjab authorities. He accused the state police forces of “serving their political masters” and warned that the present confrontation between the Punjab, Delhi, and Haryana police is a imaginative and prescient of the longer term if the police are utilized in such a way.

“This was certain to occur some day. Punjab, Delhi and Haryana police confrontation is an instance of what lies in retailer sooner or later. Police serving their respective political masters will result in the final word breakdown of federalism that’s already in peril,” he tweeted.

This was certain to occur some day. Punjab, Delhi and Haryana police confrontation is an instance of what lies in retailer sooner or later

Police serving their respective political masters will result in the final word breakdown of federalism that’s already in peril

— P. Chidambaram (@PChidambaram_IN) May 7, 2022

Mr Chidambaram mentioned he had warned about the identical when the Assam police had arrested Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mevani over a tweet important of PM Modi. 

He cautioned that federalism can be “useless and buried” if the state police forces do not take consent earlier than getting into one other state. 

“The “autonomy”  of every State police drive should cease on the border of one other State and the police of the primary State should take the consent of the opposite State. In any other case, federalism can be useless and buried,” he mentioned.