Archive · 1 Sep 2026
MP IPS Transfer List Held Up Over Harda, Narmadapuram Dispute
Madhya Pradesh officials are arguing about a list of police transfers.
The disagreement is mainly about whether the police chiefs of Harda and Narmadapuram should be moved.
Farmers protesting over moong procurement began their agitation in those districts and later reached Bhopal.
The article says the Narmadapuram road was also shut.
The administration wants new officers in the two districts.
Police headquarters does not agree with moving the current superintendents of police.
The disagreement has stopped the wider transfer list from being released.
Four senior police officers also retired, creating more posts that need permanent appointments.
Disagreement between police headquarters and the administration has delayed Madhya Pradesh’s IPS transfer list.
The proposed transfers of Harda SP Shashank and Narmadapuram SP Sai Krishna Thota are at the center of the dispute.
The government is considering the changes after moong-procurement protesters from the two districts reached Bhopal.
Police headquarters has opposed shifting the two SPs, while the administration wants replacements.
Four IPS officers retired on Monday, leaving Sagar and Gwalior ranges dependent on in-charge officers.
- Who
- Madhya Pradesh’s police headquarters and administration, along with the SPs of Harda and Narmadapuram, are involved.
- What
- An IPS transfer list has been delayed over disagreement about changing the two district SPs and other postings.
- When
- Discussions took place over the past few days; four IPS officers retired on Monday, while Gwalior IG Arvind Saxena retired in July.
- Where
- The dispute concerns Harda and Narmadapuram in Madhya Pradesh, while the farmers’ protest reached Bhopal.
- Why
- The administration links the proposed changes to the handling of the moong-procurement agitation, while police headquarters opposes shifting the two SPs.
Police Headquarters
State Administration
Whether to transfer the two SPs
Police Headquarters
Police headquarters has opposed shifting Harda SP Shashank and Narmadapuram SP Sai Krishna Thota.
State Administration
The administration wants to replace both officers and has asked police headquarters to propose new postings.
Responsibility for the protest response
Police Headquarters
The article does not state a detailed public justification from police headquarters beyond its opposition to the proposed transfers.
State Administration
The administration is considering changes because farmers protesting over moong procurement reached Bhopal after beginning their agitation in Narmadapuram and Harda.
- Main issue
- Disagreement between police headquarters and the administration over an IPS transfer list.
- Harda SP
- Shashank is being considered for transfer.
- Narmadapuram SP
- Sai Krishna Thota is being considered for transfer.
- Protest issue
- Farmers were agitating over procurement of moong, or green grams.
- Retired officers
- Ajay Sharma, Ashutosh Rai, S Sai Manohar and Mithilesh Shukla retired on Monday.
- Vacant IG postings
- The Sagar and Gwalior ranges require IG appointments and are operating with in-charge officers.
- New assignments
- Anshuman Yadav was appointed ADG for intelligence and cyber, while Anil Kumar received the AJK charge.