Jharkhand govt exposed! CM Soren’s principal secretary removed from charges soon after BJP's allegations

NewsBharati    06-Mar-2023 10:13:46 AM
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Ranchi, Mar 6: In a big expose of the Jharkhand government, the state government removed chief minister Hemant Soren’s principal secretary and senior IAS officer Rajiv Arun Ekka from his current charges following serious allegations made by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislature party leader Babulal Marandi.
 
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This came after the Leader of Opposition in the Jharkhand Assembly and former chief minister Babulal Marandi, in a press conference, exposed the Sore-led government. He accused him for allegedly clearing official files from the private office of one Vishal Chaudhary whose premise was raided by the enforcement directorate (ED) in connection with the Pooja Singhal case last year.
 
 
Addressing reporters at the BJP state headquarters, Marandi released a 22-second video featuring Ekka where he is seen signing a file, besides a two-page document of the department of home, prisons & disaster management, which is also headed by Ekka.
 
Vishal Chaudhary made headlines on May 24 last year when ED raided his residence in the upscale Ashok Nagar area in Ranchi and other locations related to him, within a fortnight after the arrest of senior IAS Pooja Singhal in a money laundering case.
 
 
Now, Rajiv Arun Ekka, Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister who was also in an additional charge of Principal Secretary, Home, has been transferred to Principal Secretary, Panchayati Raj Department, according to an official notification.
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