UP DGP Sulkhan Singh's proximity to the state chief minister may seem to be the reason for the estrangement between state IAS and IPS officers.
Even as Singh's tenure is nearing the end of its three-month extension period on December 31, there is a fear among IAS officers that Yogi may retain him in one capacity or another and the process of belittling of IAS officers may continue.
In this context, several cases are cited about how the DGP has been bypassing the chief secretary and Principal Secretary(Home).
It is said that the recent Chief Secretary's order about law and order meetings to be headed by District Magistrates was a result of the bad blood between the DGP and the CS. The order fomented the trouble between IAS and IPS fraternities so much so that they entered into a Twitter war a few days ago.