Speaker says no to relieving Assembly Secretary

NEW DELHI: Two days after lieutenant governor Najeeb Jung ordered to repatriate the Delhi Assembly Secretary, Speaker Ram Niwas Goel refused to relieve the officer

NEW DELHI: Two days after lieutenant governor Najeeb Jung ordered to repatriate the Delhi Assembly Secretary, Speaker Ram Niwas Goel refused to relieve the officer saying his decision was solely aimed at “upholding the Constitution”.

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Jung transferred several senior officers, including Delhi Assembly secretary Prasanna Kumar Suryadevara, in the last two days. On Tuesday, he formed a three-member panel to examine 400 files pertaining to the AAP government’s decisions.

In his letter to Jung, Goel said, “I have directed Prasanna Kumar Suryadevara to continue to discharge his duties as secretary, who is holding an ex-cadre position which is purely under the control of speaker.”

“As I am holding a Constitutional post, L-G cannot repatriate the Assembly Secretary in my absence,” Geol told PTI.

Suryadevara, an officer of the newsreader-cum-translator (Telugu) cadre, was appointed to the post of Delhi Assembly secretary in July 2015, initially for a period of one year.

When his one-year deputation period ended, the Assembly speaker requested Prasar Bharti to extend his stay.