Lieutenant-governor Najeeb Jung has directed Delhi chief secretary K.K. Sharma to restore the full salary of two senior Danics officers of the Delhi government’s home department who were suspended for allegedly defying the AAP government’s order.
The L-G’s move comes after the Arvind Kejriwal government had deducted half of the salary for February of two special secretaries Yashpal Garg and Subhash Chandra — Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands Civil Service (Danics) officers — who were suspended for allegedly defying a Cabinet order.
The Union home ministry had revoked the suspension order of the two officers by the Kejriwal government.
“The L-G has directed the chief secretary to restore the full salary of Mr Garg and Mr Chandra as the home ministry has already declared as null and void their suspension order by the AAP government,” sources said.
In January, Mr Jung had declared “illegal” the AAP government’s order to slash the salary of two special secretaries in the home department.
In a letter to the chief secretary in January, the lieutenant-governor had directed him to ensure full compliance with the home ministry’s directive and declared that the order to pay the two officials only subsistence allowance has no legal sanctity.
The suspension of the officers had led to a major protest by bureaucrats.
