Proposal to Change Delhi's Senior Bureaucrat Sent To Lt Governor
NDTV
The proposal names AK Singh as the new Services Secretary in place of Ashish More, who was removed earlier last week, hours after the Supreme Court's landmark verdict
The Arvind Kejriwal government has sent a proposal to change Delhi's Services secretary to Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena. The proposal names AK Singh as the new Services Secretary in place of Ashish More, who was removed last week, hours after the Supreme Court's landmark verdict that said the Delhi government and not the Lieutenant Governor has control over the transfer and postings of bureaucrats.
Ashish More was issued a showcause notice two days ago, after he was asked to make way for his replacement.
Services Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj said he had "unexpectedly left the Secretariat" and switched off his phone.
"Services Minister Saurabh Bhardwaj, instructed Services Secretary, Ashish More, to present a file for the transfer of a new officer to the post of Secretary of Services Department. However, Ashish More unexpectedly left the Secretariat without notifying the minister's office, rendering himself unreachable while his phone also remained switched off," a statement said.
