Amid the controversy over the appointment of Delhi Chief Secretary the AAP government on Monday appointed Chief Minister’s Secretary Rajendra Kumar as Principal Secretary of Services Department.
However the appointment of Rajendra Kumar was promptly rejected by Lt Governor Najeeb Jung.
Jung in a letter to Kejriwal termed the appointment of Kumar in place of Majumdar “void”, noting that it did not have his approval.
Earlier today Kejriwal-led government locked the office of Principal Secretary (Services) Anindo Majumdar who had issued an order notifying the appointment of Shakuntala Gamlin as the acting chief secretary.
Majumdar was removed from the post by Kejriwal on Saturday after he issued the appointment letter to Gamlin, following instructions from Jung.
In his letter to Kejriwal, Jung said, he rejected Kumar’s appointment as it is against the laid down rules and procedure.
Kejriwal had earlier strongly opposed the appointment of Gamlin as acting Chief Secretary by Lt Governor Najeeb Jung.
Kejriwal has accused Gamlin of trying to favour two Reliance Infra-owned discoms through a Rs 11,000-crore loan and claimed the Modi government wants AAP dispensation to “fail”.