The Delhi government on May 21, 2023 reacted to allegations that it was "blatantly harassing" bureaucrats.
The Aam Aadmi Party administration said that the Lieutenant Governor was indulging in "dirty politics" after some officials from the LG Office reportedly claimed that 8 officers had filed complaints. The Kejriwal government called the complaints "absolutely fake".
Officials from the LG Office had said on May 20 that 8 officers posted in the Delhi government and MCD had alleged harassment.
Five IAS officers are among those who have complained against the AAP government. They are Chief Secretary Naresh Kumar, former services secretary Ashish More, special secretaries Kinny Singh and YVVJ Rajasekhar, and Power Secretary Shurbir Singh.
IPS officer and head of the anti-corruption branch, Madhur Verma, IRS officer and chief assessor and collector in the house tax department of the MCD, Kunal Kashyap, and ad-hoc DANICS officer and deputy secretary in the services department, Amitabh Joshi, are also among the complainants, the officials said.
(With PTI inputs)