UP govt stands firm on suspension of IAS officer
2 Aug 2013 4:58 AM IST
Even as pressure mounted on the Akhilesh Yadav government for withdrawal of the suspension of Gautam Buddha Nagar sub-divisional magistrate Durga Shakti Nagpal, the state executive committee of Samajwadi Party on Wednesday backed the government’s ‘firm disciplinary action’ against officer.
Addressing a press conference in Lucknow, PWD minister Shivpal Yadav said that the conduct of the officer was highly objectionable, as it was fraught with serious communal trouble. He said the issue had come for discussion at a meeting, attended by SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav, chief minister and other leaders.
Nagpal, a 2009-batch IAS officer, was suspended a few days ago for ordering demolition of a wall at a religious place. However, opposition parties have alleged that the suspension was done to appease the mining mafia against whom the SDM had launched a crackdown in recent times.
Strongly refuting the mining mafiosi theory, Yadav said the demolition of the wall of an under-construction mosque in the village was a ‘highly irresponsible’ act for which the officer had been punished.
‘(The) mining issue is not at all involved in punishment to the officer,’ Yadav repeatedly asserted. He said some forces had been misleading the people to serve their vested interests.
Claiming that a conspiracy was hatched by some people to create communal trouble in the minority-dominated village, Yadav said that the officer rushed to demolish the wall instead of investigating into the complaint of ‘outsiders’.
Meanwhile, union minister of state for personnel V Narayanasamy, said, the Centre is awaiting a report from the Uttar Pradesh government based on which it will decide the future course of action.
Addressing a press conference in Lucknow, PWD minister Shivpal Yadav said that the conduct of the officer was highly objectionable, as it was fraught with serious communal trouble. He said the issue had come for discussion at a meeting, attended by SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav, chief minister and other leaders.
Nagpal, a 2009-batch IAS officer, was suspended a few days ago for ordering demolition of a wall at a religious place. However, opposition parties have alleged that the suspension was done to appease the mining mafia against whom the SDM had launched a crackdown in recent times.
Strongly refuting the mining mafiosi theory, Yadav said the demolition of the wall of an under-construction mosque in the village was a ‘highly irresponsible’ act for which the officer had been punished.
‘(The) mining issue is not at all involved in punishment to the officer,’ Yadav repeatedly asserted. He said some forces had been misleading the people to serve their vested interests.
Claiming that a conspiracy was hatched by some people to create communal trouble in the minority-dominated village, Yadav said that the officer rushed to demolish the wall instead of investigating into the complaint of ‘outsiders’.
Meanwhile, union minister of state for personnel V Narayanasamy, said, the Centre is awaiting a report from the Uttar Pradesh government based on which it will decide the future course of action.
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