The State Government on Friday carried out a minor reshuffle in the senior Odisha Administrative Service (OAS) cadre.
Muralidhar Das was appointed as the new Kendrapada Collector and the incumbent Debendra Prasad Das was shifted as the Additional Secretary of Public Grievances and Pension Administration Department.
Earlier in the day, an unpleasant situation had occurred at the 11th Kendrapada District Planning Board meeting on Friday following district Collector Debendra Prasad Das, misbehaved with some mediapersons when they went to cover the meeting at Circuit House.
Being irate over the fact, the scribes staged a road blockade in front of the Circuit House demanding apology from the Collector. later, Das apologised to the reporters.
According to reliable sources, the Collector, who was in the meeting, came to know that he was transferred from the district with immediate effect. As a result, he lost his temper and misbehaved with mediapersons.
Notably, the Collector during his short tenure in the district got embroiled in a series of controversies. He failed to provide succour to the residents, who went the Collector’s grievance cell for getting justice. He used very harsh words and humiliated the class four employees, alleged the intellectuals.
The Collector was not cooperative with the subordinates. He is not a good administrator, alleged several senior officials of the district administration.