Police conference amidst complaints of misconduct
The Hindu
SPC to chair meeting of law and order officers tomorrow
The State law enforcement would hold a conference of law and order officers on Friday to address complaints about police behaviour.
A top official told The Hindu that it was a special meeting to revitalise the department.
State Police Chief Anil Kanth would chair the conference. The police had recently come under fire from the High Court for impeding the process for penalising officers responsible for the violating Constitutional rights of citizens.
More than 2.6 lakh village and ward volunteers in Andhra Pradesh, once celebrated as the government’s grassroots champions for their crucial role in implementing welfare schemes, are now in a dilemma after learning that their tenure has not been renewed after August 2023 even though they have been paid honoraria till June 2024. Disowned by both YSRCP, which was in power when they were appointed, and the current ruling TDP, which made a poll promise to double their pay, these former volunteers are ruing the day they signed up for the role which they don’t know if even still exists