lieutenant-Governor Najeeb Jung has directed Delhi Chief Secretary KK Sharma to restore the full salary of two special secretaries of Home Department of Delhi Government’s Home department who were suspended for allegedly defying AAP Government’s order.
The lieutenant-Governor’s move comes after the Arvind Kejriwal Government had deducted half of the salary for February of two special secretaries Yashpal Garg and Subhash Chandra — Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands Civil Service (DANICS) officers, who were suspended for allegedly defying a cabinet order. Union Home Ministry had revoked the suspension order of the two officers by the Arvind Kejriwal Government.
“The l-G has directed the Chief Secretary to restore the full salary of Garg and Chandra as the Home Ministry has already declared as null and void their suspension order by the AAP Government,” sources said.