NEW DELHI: Major reshuffling was undertaken within the ranks of IAS officers in the Delhi government on Friday, with the Chief Secretary of Andaman and Nicobar Islands Anindo Majumdar being brought back to the Capital.
This has sparked speculation that there is likely to be a change in the position of the Chief Secretary of Delhi.
Moreover, five senior IAS officials were transferred in the Capital, includes the CEO of Delhi Jal Board (DJB) Anil Kumar Singh. The Board comes directly under Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who serves as its chairman.
"With the approval of Competent Authority, Anindo Majumdar, (IAS, AGMUT 1985), Chief Secretary, A&NI Administration is hereby transferred from A&NI to NCT of Delhi with immediate effect," noted an order issued from the Union Home Ministry.
When contacted by Millennium Post, Majumdar acknowledged the order, but did not comment on the position that he will be offered.
Earlier, in 2015, the Aam Aadmi Party-led Delhi government had a standoff with Majumdar, who was removed from his position as Principal Secretary of the Services department by Kejriwal.
The other senior IAS officials who were given transfer orders on Friday include Anil Kumar Singh, Tarsem Kumar, SK Bhandari, Sanjay Kumar Jha and Chokha Ram Garg.
The reshuffle comes at a time when the national Capital is going through a churning, as the elected AAP government is at loggerheads with the bureaucrats and IAS officers, who have been on a 'strike'.
aThe conflict started all the way back in February 19, during a midnight meeting at the residence of the Chief Minister, when some of MLAs of the ruling AAP allegedly manhandled Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash.
Thereafter, officials of the Delhi government started a non-cooperation movement with the ministers.
However, the officials continued doing all essential works.
The AAP government, however, claims that the officials are on 'strike' as they are not attending any meeting called by ministers.
Demanding that the strike be withdrawn, AAP ministers have been protesting at the LG office.