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Bureaucratic transfers an industry in Delhi, says Sisodia
New Delhi, May 21
There was no exchange of
barbs between the AAP government and Lt. Governor Najeeb Jung on
Thursday but Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia observed transfer and
posting of bureaucrats had become an “industry†in Delhi.
Sisodia
also said the morale of only those officers who misused their positions
was down and the AAP government was being opposed for transferring
officers on the basis of "eligibility."
There was no exchange of letters between the warring sides on Thursday.
"Lets see what LG says in response. We will reply accordingly," a government official told IANS.
Meqanwhile,
Sisodia,, interacting with reporters, said: "It is very interesting. In
Delhi, 'transfer-posting' is a big industry and we have stopped it in
last three months.â€
“This is why people are opposing us. Crores (of rupees) were made through 'transfer-posting industry' in Delhi," he added.
In
a tweet, Sisodia said that, retired IAS officers who in earlier
governments thrived by transferring and posting bureaucrats in select
posts were "now talking about boosting IAS officers' morale".
He
was referring to the last night meeting of some 100 serving IAS and
retired who expressed anguish over the treatment meted out to the
bureaucrats in the AAP government.
Meanwhile, AAP leader Ashutosh also attacked the bureaucrats.
"IAS
association was sleeping like Kumbhkaran when (union) home secretary
and foreign secretary were humiliated and removed," he said.
The
AAP government, which took office in February, has been locked in an
ugly spat with Lt. Governor Najeeb Jung over the posting and transfer of
senior officers, particularly those from the Indian Administrative
Service (IAS).