Another embarrassment to the NaMo administration. A day after it allowed an eight-month extension of service to Punjab DGP Suresh Arora (IPS:1982:PB), he has expressed unwillingness to continue.

Meantime, the state government has asked the Home Department to set up a panel of five officers to be sent to the Centre for approval as per Supreme Court orders. Indianmandarins has learned that Mohd Mustafa or Dinkar Gupta are ahead in the race for the DGP post.

Arora's extension is said to have upset the CM office as it didn't send any proposal in this regard to the Union Home Ministry. In fact, the state government was awaiting a Supreme Court decision on the matter having filed a petition on DGP appointment.

The Chief Minister’s Office reportedly held a series of meetings and found the Centre gave the extension on a previous letter seeking Arora’s extension by the state government. In the afternoon, Arora informed the government that he had not sought a fresh extension.

Raveen Thukral, Punjab CM’s spokesperson, said the government was studying the SC order and the extension to the DGP.