Differences Come Out Open in Haryana BJP Government Over Transfer Of Whistleblower IAS officer Khemka

02 April, Chandigarh

The transfer of Senior IAS officer Ashok Khemka has rocked the Haryana BJP Government with one Senior Minister virtually took exception to Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar’s decision and offered his support to the whistleblower IAS officer.

Khemka was on Wednesday once again transferred to an inconsequential post by the Khattar government.This is Khemka’s 46th transfer in 24 years.

In the latest orders of the Haryana government, Khmka, has been posted as secretary, archaeology and museums department and director gGeneral, archaeology and museums.

Khemka was appointed as transport commissioner and secretary, transport department, last year after Khattar assumed office as chief minister of the first BJP government in Haryana.

A day after he was abruptly transferred by the Haryana’s BJP government,, senior Haryana cadre IAS officer Ashok Khemka Thursday tweeted that the action was “painful”.

“Tried hard to address corruption and bring reforms in transport despite severe limitations and entrenched interests. Moment is truly painful,” Khemka said in the tweet.

Haryana’s Health and Sports Minister Anil Vij came out in support of Khemka. He said that he would speak to the chief minister about Khemka’s sudden transfer.

Khemka’s transfer is being linked to the powerful transporters lobby in Haryana whom he had rubbed on the wrong side with his recent decisions.

As Differences in Haryana government on Ashok Khemka transfer issue came out in the open , Chief Minister Khattar and Transport Minister describing the decision as routine.

CM Khattar said the transfer of Khemka, a 1991-batch officer, was an administrative matter and should not be seen as handing out any kind of punishment to him.

Earier , previous Congress Government had transferred senior IAS officer Ashok Khemka , a whistle blower in DLF-Vadra deal case.