Gamlin appointed Chief Secretary Despite Kejriwal’s Reservations
Shakuntala Gamlin appointed Chief Secretary of Delhi, despite reservations held by CM Arvind Kejriwal.
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In an open confrontation, Delhi Lt Governor Najeeb Jung today appointed senior bureaucrat Shakuntala Gamlin as acting Chief Secretary of the city government, notwithstanding strong reservations by Kejriwal’s dispensation, which termed the decision as “unconstitutional”.
The Lt Governor gave the additional charge of Chief Secretary to Gamlin, a 1984-batch IAS officer, hours after she wrote a scathing letter to Jung claiming that she was pressurised by a senior bureaucrat in CM’s office not to be in race for the post due to her alleged proximity to BSES discoms.
Interestingly, Gamlin was one of the shortlisted officials for acting Chief Secretary’s post. Today’s confrontation comes in the backdrop of series of conflicts between the Lt Governor and the Chief Minister. During AAP’s first stint, Jung had advised the Delhi Assembly Speaker against allowing tabling of the Jan Lokpal Bill saying the bill does not have the required clearance for introduction.
However, AAP had gone ahead and tabled it.