Bhopal:
An IAS officer in Madhya Pradesh has been despatched a present trigger discover by the federal government following his corruption allegations in opposition to the state’s bureaucrats on a personal social media group of IAS officers, which bought leaked. Lokesh Jangid sought three years’ deputation to residence state Maharashtra citing private causes. But within the leaked posts, he indicated that he was being repeatedly transferred due to his lack of ability to tolerate corruption. In four-and-half years, he claimed he was transferred 9 occasions.
The state authorities issued showcause discover to the officer for “indiscipline” and sought reply inside per week. Confirming the discover, cupboard minister Vishvas Sarang stated transfers and postings are routine administrative process.
“The same officer was transferred even during the Congress regime, so how has he become so dear to the Congress now? No officer is bigger than the system. Every officer has to abide by civil services conduct rules, which have been violated by the concerned officer,” the minister stated.
The opposition Congress has attacked the BJP authorities, claiming that Mr Jangid was transferred from Barwani over exposing corruption in buy of medical tools in the course of the Covid pandemic. State Congress spokesperson Narendra Saluja stated the Chief Minister and the ministers and bureaucrats accountable come clear.
In one in every of his posts within the closed personal group, Mr Jangid wrote, “In Bihar they don’t make anyone DM who mints money. In MP, the less said the better.”
“Stability of tenure in Madhya Pradesh and the joke of an institution called Civil Service Board,” learn one other put up. “Interestingly, while those who mint money from all kinds of mafia, get transfer from field to field. And those with impeccable integrity get thrown to Secretariat on transfer,” learn a 3rd.
He even introduced his intention to jot down a e book after retirement to “bring the facts before everyone”.
Mr Jangid’s final switch was from the put up further collector of Barwani district to further mission director at Rajya Shiksha Kendra in Bhopal on May 31.
The 2014 batch IAS officer wrote that the switch occurred after the current Barwani district collector Shivraj Singh Verma turned Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan in opposition to him as his pursuits have been being hampered. The Chief Minister and the Collector, he identified, each belong to the Kirar group. Their wives have been workplace bearers within the Kirar Mahsabha.
The bureaucrat additionally had stinging criticism for his seniors. “Of course who’s who in bureaucracy are mere Nero’s Guests these days,” he wrote.
The posts drew an irate response from a senior bureaucrat, who suggested him to “have some decency” and delete all his posts. Mr Jangid refused and stated they might take away him from the group. He was subsequently eliminated.
Talking to NDTV, the younger IAS officer confirmed the posts however refused to elaborate on the contents and expressed ignorance about how the leak occurred.
“I have requested for inter cadre deputation for three years to Maharashtra for pressing family concerns,” he stated.
Asked whether or not his latest switch was the rationale for his request for a shift, Mr Jangid stated, “Transfers and postings are a prerogative of every government. I have nothing to complain about the government. My fields assignments since my first posting as SDM-Vijaypur in Sheopur district have given me immense satisfaction, particularly the satisfaction of working to my best ability in tribal areas.”
