'… transfer not only option': Mahua Moitra on IAS officer dog, walking row

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• May 27, 2022 | Sourav Boruah

Digital Desk: Trinamool Congress MP, Mahua Moitra, responded
to people who commented on a previous tweet about a Delhi IAS couple who were
relegated to two corners of the country after charges that they forced a
state-run stadium to close early so they could walk their dog. 'Transfer is NOT
(the) only disciplinary option available for delinquent personnel,' the Lok Sabha
MP tweeted, addressing 'Vishwaguru devotees.'

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mso-themecolor:text1">One tiny note for those Vishwaguru devotees who are
pointing out what AGMUT stands for: Transfer is NOT the only disciplinary
option accessible to delinquent personnel. Have you ever considered it?"

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mso-themecolor:text1">After home minister Amit Shah visited Arunachal Pradesh
last week and complimented the state, Mahua Moitra accused the federal home
ministry of paying lip service to the north-eastern states.

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mso-themecolor:text1">Transferring a "errant Delhi bureaucrat" to
Arunachal, she added, reflected negatively on the state's position and
contradicted Shah's statements.

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mso-themecolor:text1">"Why should a rogue Delhi bureaucrat be sent to
Arunachal Pradesh? Why do you give lip service to the northeast but treat it
like a garbage dump? "Pema Khandu, the chief minister of Arunachal
Pradesh, was the person she addressed her question to.

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mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;color:black;
mso-themecolor:text1">The post drew a barrage of criticism, with some bringing
up the BJP's and Trinamool's symbiotic political relationship.

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Both
officials in question are from the AGMUT (Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Mizoram, and
Union Territories) cadre, according to another source.

Sanjeev
Khirwar and Anu Dugga, two IAS officers, have been sent to the UTs of Ladakh
and Arunachal Pradesh, respectively, with 'immediate effect.'

The
feud erupted after the Indian Express published a photograph of them walking a
dog on a track. The Delhi government stadium had been cleared on their orders,
according to the report, so they could walk the dog.

The
allegations, according to Khirwar, are false.

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