Uttarakhand assembly speaker canceled 228 appointments made in secretariat secretary also suspended

In the matter of irregularity in the appointments in the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly Secretariat, the Speaker of the Assembly Ritu Bhushan Khanduri has taken a big decision. It has been recommended to cancel 228 appointments surrounded by controversies in the Assembly Secretariat. Now the government will take a decision on this. On the other hand, Assembly Secretary Mukesh Singhal has been suspended.

At the same time, there is anger among the employees who came in the JD for cancellation of appointments in the assembly. All the employees reached the assembly and protested in front of the Speaker. Police force has been deployed here.

After the matter of appointments in the Assembly Secretariat was exposed, the inquiry was entrusted to the Committee of Retired Officers of the Personnel Department. According to the Speaker, these appointments were made from the year 2012 till now. Legal opinion is being taken on the appointments made earlier.

Assembly Speaker Ritu Khanduri Bhushan informed about the inquiry report of the committee on Friday. They have canceled 228 out of 480 appointments. He has also suspended Secretary Mukesh Singhal. The 228 appointments include 150 from the tenure of former Vis President Govind Singh Kunjwal and 78 from the tenure of Premchand Agarwal.

He said that the role of the then Vice President Prem Chand Agarwal would be probed. At the same time, there will be a legal inquiry on the appointment made before 2012. He said that the committee did a commendable job.

The committee has submitted a proposal to cancel the appointments. The committee has recommended cancellation of appointments made against the rules.