Controversial IAS officer of Haryana Ashok Khemka is again in discussion. After frequent transfers, Khemka, who attacked the then Bhupinder Singh Hooda government of Congress, has now started opening a front against the BJP government. Khemka tweeted on Sunday that again the conspiracy started throwing mud. Accept this test also. Writing lines from the poem of great poet Ramdhari Singh Dinkar, he said that when destruction is an umbrella over Manuj, first Vivek dies.
However, this time the issue of Khemka’s displeasure is not the transfer but the appointments of two managers. Another IAS Sanjeev Verma had filed a case against him. The controversy escalated when Khemka also lodged an FIR against Sanjeev. But the government is getting scolded in all the mess.
According to the case, Haryana Warehousing MD Sanjeev Verma has accused Khemka of irregularities in the appointment of two managers. It is alleged that Khemka had made these recruitments keeping the rules in mind. He was the MD of Warehousing in 2010. On the other hand, the fight between the two officers has thrown the government into a dilemma. Khemka and Sanjeev Verma have filed a case against each other in Panchkula.
The Khattar government is trying to bring about a reconciliation between the two officers. But things don’t work out. In the battle of both, the government also seems to be divided into two factions. One camp is with Sanjeev and Home Minister Anil Vij is supporting Khemka. He had even reached the police headquarters himself to file a case with Khemka. People related to the matter say that whether the government is of Congress or of BJP. Khemka has always been in controversies.
However, when the Modi government was formed at the Centre, there was speculation that Khemka would be transferred to the PMO. Experts say that Khemka was himself invited to the PMO by PM Modi. But the transfer got canceled even before his joining.