Chandigarh, March 22 -- Reversing his government's earlier stance, chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Saturday announced that Punjab will send a panel of officers to the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) for the selection of a regular director general of police (DGP).

"We will send the panel and follow the law as per the set procedure," Mann said.

Mann was addressing the media on law and order in the state to mark the completion of four years of the AAP government in Punjab.

Gaurav Yadav, a 1992-batch IPS officer, was appointed as acting DGP in July 2022. According to top officials, Yadav, along with two other 1992-batch officers, is likely to feature in the panel to be forwarded to the UPSC.

As per procedure, states must forward th...