Reborn as a Police Officer in India

Chapter 221 Director Selection (asking for monthly votes at the end of the month)
Luo Dun couldn't calm down for a long time.

He knew that Sharif must have played a big role in his getting the position of CBI Special Investigation Commissioner.

However, under normal circumstances, even the strong support of Sharif, the CBI director, would probably not be enough.

After all, the identity of this special investigation commissioner is too special and he has privileges.

The government generally does not appoint such positions easily.

Even if there are, they are usually targeted at senior police officers, experts in certain fields, etc.

As a second-class superintendent, my rank is obviously not high enough.

But I still got this position.

It has obviously been recognized by the top leaders and even by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

The reason for all this is definitely not because he solved the problem of the Monkey God Cult.

This achievement is indeed great, but it is already a stretch for him to be promoted to Second Class Superintendent.

So the real reason was the discovery of the temple treasure.

Specifically, through this incident, countless bigwigs gained huge benefits from this treasure.

In this way, even if some bigwigs do not support this proposal, they will not object.

So, I was appointed as the special investigation commissioner.

If his rank as a second-class superintendent was impressive enough, the identity of a special investigation commissioner would take him to a higher level.

It feels like I'm on a mission ordered by the emperor, an imperial envoy?

As long as Rotun doesn't commit suicide next time, basically no one wants to mess with him.

The graduation ceremony of the School of Administration is a major event and related news will definitely be reported.

However, this news is not like some other news that are broadcast live or even released immediately.

Because this information still needs to be reviewed by relevant government departments.

It usually appears on all-in-one television in the evening at the earliest and appears in newspapers the next day.

Soon after Rawdon’s graduation ceremony ended, a number of senior IPS officers and some plainclothes bosses, who were obviously government officials, were sitting in the conference room of the Mabang Police Headquarters.

As the Commissioner of Mumbai Police and the second-in-command of the Maharashtra police system, Shiva Nandan is naturally here.

His position is second only to the Director General of the Maharashtra Police Department. Opposite him is a government official in his sixties, who is the Minister of the Interior of Maharashtra.

"Commissioner, I think we need to consider another candidate for the post of Commissioner of Police of North Central District of Mumbai." said Harari Gurmad, the Home Minister of Maharashtra.

When the police heard this, they immediately understood his intention.

He came to the Mabang Police Headquarters this time just for the position of director.

In fact, they already knew about Harari's idea a long time ago.

Harari has mentioned the incident several times since Mali fell into a coma.

However, the matter of changing the director has been suppressed by the General Administration for the time being.

One reason is that the relationship with the uncle behind Mali is still there, so everyone has to give him some face.

In addition, the Mabon police are very disgusted with Harari's behavior. He is interfering in their internal affairs, which is unpleasant.

Speaking of which, Harari, as the state interior minister, actually has the power to interfere in the police affairs of a state.

As mentioned earlier, the police system is directly under the jurisdiction of the federal central ministry of the interior. At the local level, even the chief minister of a state cannot directly order the director general of the state police. They are not truly superiors and subordinates in name only. In fact, they are two systems with no subordinate relationship.

Because the Director General ultimately reports to the Federal Minister of the Interior.

In theory, this is correct, but in the actual implementation process, it still has to interact with local government agencies.

For example, IPS, their salaries and benefits are all covered by the federal government.

However, the salaries and benefits of the police officers under them, such as local police, are the responsibility of the states.

That is to say, the federal government will give some grants to the state police departments, which are basically the funds for IPS, but the rest of the funds still come from the state governments.

Then it is necessary to connect with the Ministry of Home Affairs of each state, which is responsible for some matters related to the local police system.

Local states hold the financial power over their own police systems, so this requires mutual compromise and cooperation between the two sides.

If the two sides are not harmonious, conflicts will arise.

This is the confrontation between the top police officers and the government, a fight for the right to speak.

Just like before, the Mabon police were suppressed by the government. This was because after Rodon caused trouble in Harreg, the police took back the right to speak.

Otherwise, Harari would probably be aggressive today.

Of course, the police are still not careless. After all, Harari is in charge of their purse strings, and generally speaking, they would not offend him.

Wouldn’t it be nice for everyone to get along well?
Therefore, they will attach great importance to the opinions put forward by Harari.

But this time, Harari obviously lost his patience and went straight to the door.

Harari wants to support Aris Jhodi to take power.

Aris and Harari have a close relationship, so it is not surprising that Harari supports Aris.

Mali is almost in a vegetative state, so Harari will certainly not miss such a good opportunity.

As the state interior minister, he certainly hopes to have greater say in the state police system, and cultivating some of his own confidants is a routine operation.

"Mr. Minister, I don't think this matter is urgent." The director of the General Administration said with a smile.

"How can we not be anxious?" Harari said in a deep voice. "A district has been without a police chief for far too long, and we don't know how long this position will remain vacant. This is irresponsible to the public security of the jurisdiction. We who are responsible for public security must be held accountable. We must quickly select another district police chief. I understand some of your concerns. Aren't you worried about what will happen if Chief Mali Trivedi wakes up? Isn't this a simple matter? We can just find another position when the time comes. I heard that Chief Trivedi was about to be promoted, so he can just come directly to the headquarters to arrange a position."

The police chief of a district in Mumbai holds great power and is worth his personal effort.

I have mentioned it so many times before, but the Mabang General Administration has always turned a blind eye to it.

If it was still okay when Mali was just injured, everyone could wait a little longer, maybe Mali would wake up.

But now?

It has been so long and Mali has shown no signs of waking up, and the hospital has also released the results.

It has basically been confirmed that Mali is in a vegetative state unless a miracle happens.

Therefore, it is definitely inappropriate to continue to let Mali hold the title of district police chief.

Harari came prepared this time, and the truth is on his side.

Aris's position as director must be secured today.

The director of the General Administration fell silent.

The time has indeed dragged on for quite a while, and what Harari said is actually not without reason.

But they still have some opinions about the candidate for director.

Aris is Harari's man, which is something most people in the General Administration disagree with.

They don't want people from the state home department to get involved in their own police force.

But many times, it is not easy to fall out with the state Ministry of the Interior.

Moreover, the district police chief has not yet reached the real top level.

If Harari really wanted to place someone at a higher level, such as the headquarters, they would definitely oppose it fiercely. So if it was just a district police chief, the police could compromise to a certain extent.

But when you compromise, you still have to seek some benefits.

After all, Harari is in charge of the money.

"Aris is still a second-level police superintendent." Shiva said.

He is the Commissioner of Mumbai Police. This is a matter under his jurisdiction and he is a direct stakeholder, so he is the most appropriate person to speak out.

"Director Nandan, Aris is already a senior second-level police inspector. It should be his turn for promotion, right? I don't think this is a problem." Harari said with a smile as he looked at Shiva Nandan opposite him.

"Whether he gets promoted or not, that will take some time," Shiva said. "Besides, Aris is doing a good job right now. Although he's only deputy director, the security in his jurisdiction is still in good order."

"I agree that Aris is doing a good job," Harari said. "But he's only a deputy chief, after all, which doesn't quite fit his role. And having all the chief's responsibilities fall on him is a bit overwhelming for him. Once he's promoted to chief, the police department will have another deputy chief, and I believe things will be much easier there. That will definitely help with the work in the area."

"Yes, we are indeed short on staff. Mr. Minister reminded me of this." Harari looked at the Director of the General Administration and said, "Director, I think we can add a Deputy Director."

Hearing Shiva's words, Harari smiled in his heart.

That's right.

With one more deputy director added and Aris promoted to director, isn’t that perfect?
The director of the General Administration glanced at Shiva and was a little surprised by Shiva's answer.

Because before, Shiva strongly opposed Aris's coming to power.

He also said at the time that if they really wanted to promote Aris to the rank of Superintendent of Police, they would transfer him out of Mumbai and make him the District Police Chief, which was impossible.

Is Shiva compromising now?

"Are you sure?" asked the Director General.

"Of course," Shiva said. "Mr. Minister's consideration is indeed very reasonable. The district police station still needs a chief to take charge of the overall situation, and then add a deputy chief. This is to better maintain public security in the jurisdiction. It's just that the police station's finances have been a bit tight recently. I don't know~~"

Shiva stopped talking and looked at Harari.

Harari cursed inwardly.

If you want money, just say it directly. Why make excuses?

However, he had long anticipated that the police would make a fuss about this matter and want to allocate more funds to him.

As long as Aris can become the director, there will be no problem with funding.

It’s not your money anyway.

"There is no problem with funding. I wonder how much Director Nandan needs?" Harari asked with a smile.

Shiva smiled slightly, opened his five fingers and shook them.

The corners of Harari's mouth twitched twice. This guy has such a black heart.

He blackmailed me for so much all at once.

"Okay, this is the number." Harari agreed very happily on the surface.

As long as Aris gets the position of director, it will be a good deal and he won't bargain.

"Thank you very much, Mr. Minister." Shiva laughed.

"What about Aris being the director?" Harari still wanted to confirm it and couldn't be fooled.

"That's definitely no problem," Shiva said. "But this matter still needs to go through the procedures. First, he needs to be promoted to First Class Superintendent, and then to Director. All of this takes time."

"How long will it take?" Harari frowned. He was a little dissatisfied with Shiva's words.

Are you trying to drag me along?
When the time comes, you take your own money and don’t do anything?
"Within three months."

"It's been too long." Harari said very dissatisfiedly.

"Let's put it this way," the Director of the General Administration said. "Within a month and a half, Mr. Minister, this is considered two promotions after all. Rank promotion and position promotion should be separate, so I think we still need to go through the necessary procedures. Besides, since we've agreed to this, we certainly won't let you down."

Harari did not immediately respond.

To be honest, in his opinion, since everyone had agreed on this kind of thing, it would only take ten days or half a month at most.

He definitely couldn't accept the three months Shiva mentioned.

One and a half months as the Director of the General Administration is acceptable.

This shows that the police are still a little unwilling to give in.

It can be delayed for another month and a half.

They all said so, especially since the director of the General Administration has spoken, it is still credible.

"Well, I will appoint Aris as acting director first. Mr. Minister, what do you think?" asked the director of the General Administration.

"Then let's do as the director says." Harari said with a smile.

That's more or less.

Previously, Aris exercised the power of the director, but the police did not even give him the title of acting director.

Many times, this name is needed.

Acting director, then director, then there will be no problem.

"What about our funding?" Shiva asked.

"Don't worry, I will deal with it right away when I get back. The money will be credited to your account within a week. It will be a one-time payment and there will be no delay." Harari said with a smile.

Since the police have compromised, there is no need for me to hold them back any longer.

Otherwise you will appear stingy.

He probably understood Shiva's thoughts in his heart. The police must want to make a fuss about the selection of deputy director.

Want to use the deputy director to restrain Director Aris?
If Aris had no support, perhaps Shiva's idea could be realized.

But by then Aris will have his own support, so what can be done even if Shiva supports the deputy director?

After all, there is a distinction between the director and the deputy director, and the deputy is destined to be at an absolute disadvantage when facing the director.

So as long as Aris becomes the chief, he is confident that he can let Aris take control of the North Central District Police Department.

Harari left with satisfaction, and the people in the conference room dispersed, leaving only the director of the General Administration and Shiva.

"I thought you would object." The director of the General Administration looked at Shiva and said.

"The situation in Mali is not optimistic. Even if I oppose it this time, how many times can I oppose it? The result will be the same." Shiva sighed.

"Yeah," the director of the General Administration also sighed. "That Harari guy is determined to get us. Now he's planted someone in a relatively important position, which is not a good thing for our police force. I'm about to retire. If there are any troubles in the future, it won't be my business. But you, you better be careful."

Although he did not resign after the last terrorist attack, he was about to step down.

The natural successor is Shiva, there is no doubt about that.

So in the future Shiva will be the director of the General Administration, and then it will be a fight between Shiva and the government.

"Thank you for your reminder, Chief. I understand what's going on," Shiva said. "We can't object to the position of Chief of the North Central District Police Station, but we have the final say on the selection of Deputy Chief."

"You want to use the deputy director to contain Aris?" The director nodded, pessimistically saying, "I don't think it will be very effective. After all, Aris has Harari's support. Even if you support the deputy director, Aris is exercising the power of the director, and you can't forcefully interfere."

"I've already found the best candidate." Shiva said with a smile, "I believe there will be no problem."

(End of this chapter)