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Bureaucrats on mass leave to protest Delhi govt's suspension of 3 officers
New Delhi, Dec 31 (IBNS): About 200 bureaucrats in Delhi are on mass leave on Thursday to protest the Delhi Government's suspension of their two senior colleagues for refusing to sign some files in what could set the stage for yet another row with the Centre, reports said.
The Centre has declared the officers' suspension "null and void" under new rules that require the Prime Minister's sanction for such action.
The protest may affect the government's plans for the odd-even car scheme to be implemented the day after.
The suspended officers are Yashpal Garg, special secretary (Prosecution), and Subhash Chandra, special secretary (Prisons), a Delhi government spokesperson said..
The files that they refused to sign pertained to a cabinet decision to hike the Public Prosecutor's salary. The officers contended that the files must have the approval of the Lieutenant-Governor.
The Kejriwal government's decision may give rise to a fresh tussle with the Centre, as only the Lieutenant Governor can suspend DANICS (Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands Civil Service) cadre officers with permission from the Union Home Ministry.
Earlier, the government had suspended three transport department officials, including a DANICS-cadre officer, for alleged "wrongdoings", and two sub-divisional magistrates, who were also DANICS-cadre officers.
After the suspension, 200 DANICS-cadre officers threatened to go on leave. The 70-odd IAS officers, who work in different departments of the national capital, have also threatened to go on a half-day leave on Thursday in solidarity with the DANICS.
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