Upset over suspension of an IAS officer, four senior officers in Home Ministry have conveyed to Union Home Secretary Rajiv Mehrishi that action against Joint Secretary G K Dwivedi for the alleged lapses by his juniors in FCRA licence renewal of Zakir Naik's NGO was "demoralising" and "harsh on an honest officer".
Coming out in support of Dwivedi, who was serving as Joint Secretary (Foreigners) in the Home Ministry, the four senior officers –all Joint Secretary –told Mehrishi on Saturday that his suspension was a "gross miscarriage of justice" towards an officer who has been diligently doing his job and has successfully implemented several ambitious projects of the government.
"It is demoralising for honest officers. I feel injustice has been done to Mr Dwivedi. We have conveyed our feelings," Joint Secretary (Police-I) in the Home Ministry Kumar Alok, who was one of the four officers, said when asked whether he had met the Union Home Secretary, pleading Dwivedi's case.
Dwivedi, along with three of his junior officers, were suspended three days ago after government found that the FCRA licence of an NGO run by controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik was renewed by the Home Ministry's Foreigners Division headed by him (Dwivedi) despite several probes being undergoing against Naik for allegedly radicalisating youths and attracting them towards extremism.