Changing the DG is the prerogative of the administration but why a DG as a temporary arrangement? The current DG wo… https://t.co/09D8tQtapM — Omar Abdullah (@OmarAbdullah) 1536258656000

There was no hurry to replace @spvaid. He should have been changed only when a permanent arrangement had been worke… https://t.co/Yu51ysFqly — Omar Abdullah (@OmarAbdullah) 1536258845000

I’m thankful to God that he gave me the opportunity to serve my people and my country. I’m grateful to… https://t.co/6cpbXdHDFa — Shesh Paul Vaid (@spvaid) 1536291660000

(With inputs from Agencies)

NEW DELHI: While acknowledging that changing the police chief is the Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) administration's prerogative, National Conference (NC) chief Omar Abdullah wondered why the hurry in Thursday night's transfer of SP Vaid Late Thursday night, Vaid was removed from his position as director general (DG) of police in J&K and was replaced by DG of prisons Dilbagh Singh who was directed to look after the force until a regular appointment is made. Vaid was made transport commissioner. He had been J&K's police chief for two years.The opposition NC's Abdullah said if Vaid had to be removed at all, he could have been after a permanent person was appointed to the post, instead of a temporary one like Singh. This hurried change, said Abdullah wasn't good for the morale of the J&K Police."Changing the DG is the prerogative of the administration but why a DG as a temporary arrangement? The current DG won't know if he's going to stay & others who would like his job will be trying to replace him. None of this is good for @JmuKmrPolice," tweeted Abdullah."Confusion of leadership" isn't good for the state police, added Abdullah."There was no hurry to replace @spvaid. He should have been changed only when a permanent arrangement had been worked out. @JmuKmrPolice has enough problems without having to deal with confusion of leadership," tweeted Abdullah further.Vaid's transfer comes days after arrested relatives of Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists were set free to secure the release of kidnapped family members of policemen.News agency PTI said Vaid "was unceremoniously removed". He's a 1986-batch IPS officer who was appointed as the DG of police in December 2016. He is scheduled to retire in October next year.After his removal late Thursday night, Vaid tweeted saying he was "thankful" to have had the opportunity to serve the people.Singh, who replaces Vaid is a 1987-batch officer. He was made the head of the prison department in March after the infamous escape of Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist Naved Jhatt while the latter was undergoing a routine health check-up at a Srinagar hospital in February.Singh, during his tenure as director general of prisons, made many changes, including the removal of hardened terrorists from Kashmir jails.