‘Soldiers made to take care of high-ranking officer’s dog’: Top BSF official to Delhi High Court
The PIL by BSF DIG Sanjay Yadav sought the Delhi High Court’s direction to the authorities to carry out a detailed inquiry, and that action be taken against the ‘misutilisation of manpower’.
With the PIL seeking the court’s direction to the authorities to carry out a detailed inquiry into the facts and that action be taken against “misutilisation of manpower” of BSF/CAPFs. (Source: File) The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought a response from the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and the Border Security Force (BSF) on a public interest litigation (PIL) alleging rampant misuse of Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) personnel for domestic work.
Sanjay Yadav, Deputy Inspector General, BSF, who has moved the PIL, also pointed out in his plea, “Our country’s soldiers are even deployed specifically to take care of a high-ranking officer’s dog. The Petitioner, being a serving Deputy Inspector General in BSF, has first-hand knowledge of the aforementioned practice.”
With the PIL seeking the court’s direction to the authorities to carry out a detailed inquiry into the facts and that action be taken against “misutilisation of manpower” of BSF/CAPFs, the division bench of Chief Justice D K Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela issued notice to BSF and MHA, seeking their response to the contentions raised by Yadav.
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