Delhi govt suspends two Home Department officers

The Delhi government has suspended two senior officers of its Home Department for refusing to sign on a Cabinet decision file, following which around 200 DANICS-cadre officers have threatened to go on mass leave on Thursday in solidarity with their colleagues. Yashpal Garg, special secretary (Prosecution), and Subhash Chandra, special secretary (Prisons), have been suspended, a Delhi government spokesperson said. The action was taken only after Garg and Chandra refused to sign a file pertaining to the Cabinet decision to increase salary of public prosecutors, the spokesperson said. The Kejriwal government’s move may lead to another round of confrontation between the Centre and the AAP dispensation as only the Delhi LG can suspend DANICS-cadre officers with permission from the Union Home Ministry. If DANICS-cadre officers in Delhi go on the mass leave on Thursday, preparations of the odd-even scheme may be affected as most of these officers are looking after the projects pertaining to the road-rationing plan.