UP Police: at politicians' mercyLucknow:In Kalyan Singh's Uttar Pradesh, promises are obviously meant to be broken. Take the chief minister's recent policy to give the police a free hand to tackle criminals.Last week, it lay in tatters when his party supporters, led by MLC Ajith Singh and controversial corporator Kusum Rai, stormed into Lucknow's Kaiserbagh police station and forcibly rescued Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha Vice-President N.S. Rana held there for assault. Instead of rescuing their beleaguered men, the police top brass transferred Circle Officer A.K. Upadhyaya, who held firm, to Gonda. When the BJP supporters shouted victory slogans, Kaiserbagh's policemen could only shed tears - in silent rage. Published By: AtMigration Published On: Aug 17, 1998--- ENDS ---
