JAIPUR: The Rajasthan police on Tuesday ordered departmental enquiry against 250 cops in Jodhpur who went on mass leave. The policemen who refused guard of honour to visiting Union home minister Rajnath Singh will also face probe. Senior police officials told TOI that most of the police men who had gone on `unsanctioned' leave in Jodhpur and Sriganganagar have reported back for duty on Tuesday. Continuing their protest, 23 more policemen in Bharatpur got their heads tonsured.The Rajasthan police headquarters (PHQ) has asked senior officials to talk to the constabulary , visit police lines and dine with them to sooth the fraying nerves.“All constables who had skipped work in Jodhpur have reported for duty , and most of the constables in Sriganganagar have come back to work,“ said additional DGP (law and order) N R K Reddy .Director General of Police (DGP) Ajit Singh had on Monday issued a letter to the constables asking them to ignore rumours. “For the past few days there have been rumours spreading about salary cut. PHQ has raised the matter with the state government and I want to assure everyone that the matter is being looked into by the government,“ Singh said in the letter. Sources informed TOI that some `non-departmental' forces have been involved in stoking tension in the state.“Much of these protests are confined to places like Jodhpur and Sriganganagar.Elsewhere the situation is under control,“ said an official, adding that “Jodhpur police have a very strong work ethic. We are talking to them and a compromise would be reached.“DGP Singh told TOI that action will be taken against erring policemen.Police Headquarters (PHQ) has sought a list of erring policemen from all districts. After protests, the state police have directed that all police lines must be kept clean to help provide constables better living conditions.The Ajmer civic body has been asked for help.Times ViewA few hundred policemen across Rajasthan went on unsanctioned mass-leave to protest proposed pay-cuts on Monday. Policemen in Jodhpur refusing to report for duty, even when Union minister Rajnath Singh was visiting the city, came across as a grave act of defiance. Men in uniform are not supposed to protest in public . Police have a strong internal mechanism to address grievances of its personnel.Yet, the open protests that started with policemen boycotting mess food , reached a stage where some of them refused guard of honour to the country's home minister. If the act of indiscipline by a few had been dealt with a firm hand at the initial stage, it would have brought order not only in the entire force but would have also saved the state the big embarrassment.