Delhi Acting Chief Secretary Gamlin Meets Union Home Secretary Goyal

18 May, New Delhi

Acting Delhi Chief Secretary Shakuntala Gamlin, whose appointment has fuelled a face-off between the Arvind Kejriwal government and Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung, Monday met Union Home Secretary LC Goyal.
She had a 30-minute meeting with Goyal, Delhi Police Commissioner BS Bassi and Joint Secretary in the Home Ministry, Rakesh Singh were also present in the meeting.
Sources said the meeting was held to discuss routine administrative matters. The meeting is being considered significant in the wake of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal ordering the removal of Andino Majumdar from the post of Principal Secretary (Services).

Delhi government Monday locked Majumdar’s office ostensibly because he cleared Gamlin’s appointment as acting Chief Secretary.
In an another development, Lieutenant Governor rejected the appointment of Rajendra Kumar as Principal Secretary of Services by Arvind Kejriwal Government in place of Majumdar.
Kumar was Secretary to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. Reacting to the appointment, Jung shot off a letter to Kejriwal, declaring Rajendra Kumar’s appointment in place of Majumdar void, noting that it did not have his approval.