What triggered the Centre’s ordinance on Delhi transfers? BJP answer

New Delhi: The BJP on Saturday said the Centre’s ordinance regarding transfer and posting of officers in Delhi was brought in to ensure “transparency and accountability”. Speaking at a press conference here, senior BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad said the Supreme Court had cited the absence of any specific law regarding administration in Delhi under Schedule II of the Constitution. “We had to bring the ordinance because within days of the Supreme Court verdict, the Delhi government started flexing its muscles. It transferred YK Rajasekhar, a 2010-batch IAS officer who was accused of irregularities in Sheesh Mahal,” he said. were investigating.” The gesture was in reference to the huge expenditure to renovate Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s official residence. He said that as per the ordinance, the committee which will now recommend such transfers and appointments will still be headed by the Chief Minister of Delhi.

“Delhi is the heart of India. The whole country claims it as its capital, which is often visited by dignitaries from all over the world. So we needed a system that would ensure transparency and accountability in transfers and postings.” can do.” Prasad said. The former Union Law and Justice minister said Rajasekhar was also probing alleged irregularities in the Delhi Jal Board. “Not only has he been transferred, but a case has also been registered against him on false allegations leveled by an NGO,” he added.

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Prasad also raised the issue of alleged intimidation of two Dalit IAS officers, including Services Secretary Ashish More, who had written to Delhi’s chief secretary and lieutenant governor complaining against minister Saurabh Bhardwaj. “Hence, it was necessary to bring an ordinance, which would ensure transparency and accountability in transfer and posting of officers and also protect honest people,” Prasad said.

Responding to a question about the phasing out of Rs 2000 notes, Prasad said, “RBI has issued a detailed communication clearly explaining how the usage of these high denomination notes is going down.” We would like to remind our Congress friends that even during the regime of Manmohan Singh, old notes were demonetised. “So they (Congress) should not call it demonetisation,” he said.

He also commented, “If these notes were in use for money laundering, eliminating them would affect such networks.” Regarding the swearing-in ceremony of the new cabinet in Karnataka, which was attended by various non-Congress leaders, including Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, the BJP leader said, “Chief Ministers of Odisha, West Bengal and Telangana have threatened not to attend the ceremony.” Has chosen the option. Event. It is clear that opposition unity is a dream”.

He also ridiculed Kumar’s slip of the tongue earlier in the week when he addressed one of his principal secretaries as ‘Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister’. “There is no bar on daydreaming. But certainly there is no vacancy for the prime minister’s post in 2024,” Prasad said.