Bengaluru, June 26 -- Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Friday warned Excise Department officials against tarnishing the image of the government and said legal provisions could be introduced to enable their transfer to other departments if required.

Chairing a review meeting of the Excise Department at Vidhana Soudha, the Chief Minister said the government would not "sit idle and watch" if officials acted in a manner that brought disrepute to the administration.

"If you function with dignity, the government's dignity is enhanced. If you do anything that damages the government's dignity, we will not sit idle and watch. Do not assume that the staff and officials of the Excise department cannot be transferred to another department....