A controversy has erupted over the transfer of a Muslim Indian Police Service (IPS) officer in West Bengal, with the Opposition linking the move to her Islamic greetings, even as a government official termed it a routine move.
“It was a routine transfer,” a senior officer said, seeking anonymity.
“For a country whose Prime Minister inaugurated new Parliament with sengol & bare chested sadhus, transferring a Muslim IPS officer for saying Assalamalaikum & Inshallah is ridiculous. We are a nation gone mad, poisoned with hate & bigotry. God Save India,” Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra wrote on X. “A serving officer representing the Indian state should maintain neutrality and use national expressions in public communication.
After filing its complaint with the police, the Hindu Legal Fund alleged that Bano “began with Assalamualaikum, used Inshallah, ended with Jazakallah — and did not use Vande Mataram or Jai Hind”. Seeking appropriate review and action,” it said on X.
