A format complaint has been filed by the Legal Rights Protection Forum (LRPF), a Hyderabad-based legal advocacy organization, against PV Sunil Kumar, IPS, a senior officer of the 1993 batch and current Director General of Police (DGP) in Andhra Pradesh, for his association with a private organization called Ambedkar’s India Mission.
The complaint has been submitted to the Chief Secretary of Andhra Pradesh, with a copy forwarded to the Secretary, Department of Personnel & Training (DoPT), Government of India, New Delhi. The LRPF has sought urgent action against Mr. Sunil Kumar for engaging in unauthorized activities by founding and leading a private organization, Ambedkar’s India Mission, while holding a senior position in the police force. The complaint seeks urgent action, including his suspension and a detailed investigation into his conduct and the organization’s activities. The complaint alleges violations of Police Forces (Restriction of Rights) Act, 1966, and the Central Civil Services (Conduct) Rules, 1964 by PV Sunil Kumar.
The complaint accuses Sunil Kumar of: Founding Ambedkar’s India Mission, registered as a charitable trust, in 2014 without prior sanction from the government, and involving over 500 serving police police personnel as members, including constables, sub-inspectors, and senior officers. Advocating for separate Gram Panchayats exclusively for Scheduled Castes, a move described as fostering divisions within the community. Engaging in anti-Hindu propaganda under the guise of social reform, particularly favoring certain Scheduled Caste groups and advocating Scheduled Caste status for Christians.
Making biased public statements that compromise his impartiality as a civil servant, including remarks reported by The Times of India in December 2018 and The South First in April 2. The complaint specifically references an interview with The South First that details how Ambedkar’s India Mission operates as a network of serving police officials advocating for caste-based reforms.
It alleges that some police officials, including constables, sub-inspectors, and circle inspectors, serve as district in-charges of the organization, while senior officers, including SPs and DCPs, are actively liaising with it.
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