Delhi LG terminates 400 'specialists' appointed by AAP government
04 Jul 2023 11:07:55
New Delhi, Jul 04: In a sweeping measure, Lieutenant Governor of Delhi VK Saxena on Monday terminated at least 400 'specialists' who were appointed by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government. The decision was welcomed by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
An estimated 400 'specialists' were employed by the Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal led the AAP government in different departments. The appointments by the AAP government were not under legal provisions.
As per the notice, the AAP government had engaged the "specialists" in a "non-transparent manner" and without the mandatory approvals of the competent authority. The LG office's statement further detailed that Delhi L-G VK Saxena has agreed to the proposal of the Services department to immediately terminate the services of about 400 private persons. The BJP hailed the step taken by the L-G Office calling it 'long overdue'. “These 400 odd appointees were not any specialists, they were actually the most favored persons of CM Arvind Kejriwal," Delhi BJP chief Virendra Sachdeva noted, adding that such appointments were "a big corruption in themselves and we can see the hands of CM Kejriwal and other senior Ministers behind it."
He further stressed that the specialists did not fulfill educational qualifications and "their appointment violated the prescribed job reservation norms too." “Their dismissal is not enough the Delhi government should recover the salaries given to them over time,” Sachdeva added.