The State govern ment on Tues day appointed S.S.P. Yadav as the new director general of police bypassing two of his seniors, P.V. Naidu and M.L. Kumavat. It is learnt that the police officer got crucial help from Union railway minister Lalu Prasad Yadav and a cop close to Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy in the race for the coveted post.
Dr Reddy had to opt for Mr Yadav after the Lalu factor swayed the Congress high command too.
While choosing a person from Bihar, the Chief Minister had to dump the local favourite, Principal Secretary (Home) Naidu, who belongs to the Velama community.
The Chief Minister called Mr Naidu and explained the circumstances under which Mr Yadav was chosen. Mr Naidu was reportedly shocked by the turn of events.
When contacted, he said he had not got any information of the appointment and would comment only after confirming it.
Sources said that Mr Yadav enjoyed close contacts not just with the railway minister but also with former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mulayam Singh Yadav.
A 1972 batch officer, he is presently DG of the Anti Corruption Bureau. He will take charge on Wednesday, when the present DGP, M.A. Basith, would retire.
The State government had meticulously followed the rule book in the appointment of Mr Swaranjit Sen and Mr Basith as DGPs, but had to push it aside while choosing Mr Yadav.
The previous Telugu Desam government too had appointed Mr P. Ramulu as DGP after bypassing his senior C. Anjaneya Reddy.
The new DGP told this correspondent that he would lay stress on basic policing and would strive to make the force people friendly. He also thanked Dr Reddy for making him police chief.
Mr Yadav would be overseeing the crucial Assembly polls before retiring on August 31, 2009.
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