After receiving flak for crime against women and children in Haryana, the State police has deputed faculty of colleges at nakas in Mahendragarh district.
In the order issued by Superintendent of Police, Mahendragarh, two deputy superintendents of Government colleges in Narnaul and Ateli in the district have been deputed as incharge at nakas to be put up from January 20 to 22.
Apart from this, one superintendent of Haryana Roadways, Narnaul has also been deputed at a naka.
All three have been deputed as naka incharges in three shifts i.e from 6 am to 2 pm, 2 pm to 10 pm and 10 pm to 6 am at the naka in a village from January 20 to 22. Besides, they have been directed to collect e-challaning machines to perform their duties at the nakas.
The principals of the two colleges have been asked to ensure that the faculty members report to their duties on Saturday.
When contacted, Jaswinder Singh, Deputy Superintendent at a Government College in Mahendragarh, who has been deputed at a naka said, “It is for the first time that such duty has been given to him.”
When asked whether he is deputed as a naka incharge, he refused to disclose any details.
Taking a dig at the orders issued by the Government, Hisar MP and INlD leader Dushyant Chautala took to the Twitter and posted, “Now Principals will be new Policewala’s of Haryana. When Police fails principals are put at job by the State. (sic)”
Notably, Haryana has recently witnessed many cases of rape and the State Government has drawn flak from various quarters for its failure to ensure safe environment for women and children.
Dushyant Chautala also asked the Chief Minister Manohar lal and Education Minister Ram Bilas Sharma whether they would improve the education in this way in Haryana.
In November last year, the Government had deputed more than 100 schools teachers to carry out “priest duty”, “count donated cash offerings” and “collection of stock material” at the annual Kapal Mochan Mela in Yamunanagar.
In a separate order in district Sirsa, teachers were asked to keep a watch on stubble-burning, a major environmental problem in the State and neighbouring Punjab. The order, which meant all-night vigils by teachers before their day jobs in schools had also provoked anger and protest last year.