On Saturday, the Government of Punjab appointed Viresh Kumar Bhawra, IPS as Director General of Police on the consideration of the panel received from UPSC. Just a few hours before the announcement of the Model Code of Conduct of Elections, Punjab Govt replaced Sidharth Chattopadhyay with Viresh Kumar Bawra as DGP, Punjab.
Why Bhawra?
However, Dinkar and Prabodh are going on deputation to the center. In such a situation, Bhawra will be the only contender and it is possible that under his leadership, Punjab Police will conduct the next assembly elections. VK Bhawra has also conducted elections in Punjab as ADGP in the year2019.
Currently, in the Punjab Elections, the officers of Punjab Police are in discussion about their closeness to political parties and especially to the current government.
Sources revealed that Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi and Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu want the incumbent DGP, Siddharth Chattopadhyaya, to stay on for two years.