Lucknow Dozens of retired bureaucrats and politicians whom the outgoing government had appointed advisor to government or chairman, vice-chairman,member in various corporations, boards and committees have been removed from their pots with immediate effect.

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The Yogi government passed an order to this effect denuding all such officers and politicians of ‘lal batti’ (red beacon) here on Monday.
In a letter to the agriculture production commissioner, industrial development commissioner, social welfare commissioner and all principal secretaries/secretaries, chief secretary Rahul Bhatnagar has said the orders in this regard be complied with promptly.
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