Chandigarh: BJP leader Ashwin Chopra has questioned the reason behind IAS officers like Ashok Khemka being sidelined when the Haryana chief minister himself has promised a corruption free governance.
“I thought an honest officer like Khemka will be given an important department where he could further unearth scams of the previous Congress government, but that thing has not happened. The whole matter is going to cold storage,” he said. He also said a few bureaucrats are “suffocating” because of the Manohar Lal Khattar's honesty and drive to fight graft at all levels.
Talking further about Khemka, who had cancelled the mutation of land deal involving Robert Vadra and realty major DLF during the previous Congress regime, the Karnal MP said, “I talk in a free and direct manner.. good bureaucrats should be brought in good positions. What happened to Khemka, he was shifted from transport to archeology department.”
He said, “The state ministers and our MLAs keep saying that we will not allow corruption and will curb it with an iron hand, but the person who has all the files of scam-tainted Congress leaders and Robert Vadra, is being sidelined. Then how can you justify the fight against corruption.”
