Haryana IAS officer Ashok Khemka writes to CM Manohar Lal Khattar; seeks Vigilance Department posting to 'root out corruption'
The Hindu
On January 9, the Haryana government transferred Ashok Khemka — his 56th posting in a career spanning about 31 years.
Senior IAS officer Ashok Khemka, who built a reputation as an upright officer during his three-decade career — highlighted by more than 50 postings — has written to Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar and offered to "to root out corruption" with a stint in the Vigilance Department.
In his letter to Mr. Khattar, Mr. Khemka — whose professional life has been marked by controversies and frequent transfers, often to Departments seen as unimportant — said he sacrificed his Service career in his zeal to end corruption.
While there is not enough work in his present posting — the Archives Department — some officers are overloaded with multiple charges and Departments due to which they are always fire-fighting, Mr. Khemka pointed out.
In the letter dated January 23, Mr. Khemka wrote "lopsided distribution of work does not serve public interest". On January 9, the Haryana government transferred Mr. Khemka — his 56th posting in a career spanning about 31 years.
Mr. Khemka, who was at the time Additional Chief Secretary in the Science and Technology Department, has been posted as Additional Chief Secretary in the Archives Department.
The 1991-batch Haryana-cadre Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer came to the national limelight in 2012 when he cancelled the mutation of a Gurugram land deal linked to Congress leader Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra. Mutation is part of the process to transfer ownership of a piece of land.
In his letter to the Chief Minister, Mr. Khemka offered his services to head the Vigilance Bureau "to root out corruption".
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