Urban Development Secretary Sudhir Krishna has alleged he was meted out “humiliating treatment” by Finance Minister P Chidambaram in a well-attended official function to discuss the fate of the ongoing Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Mission (JNNURM) projects.
The senior bureaucrat of Andhra Pradesh IAS cadre has written to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and sought his intervention in the matter. Krishna has alleged that he was repeatedly insulted by Chidambaram, who told him he did not know how to speak English. Krishna has written to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Urban Development Minister Kamal Nath complaining against the Finance Minister.
Krishna said that Chidamabram scolded him while he was addressing the function. The Finance Minister reportedly told the Urban Development Secretary to speak in Hindi since what he said in English could not be understood. The Finance Minister has reacted to the allegations by saying that he would only respond after he gets the copy of the complaint filed by the bureaucrat. In a letter to his Minister Kamal Nath, Krishna has complained about Chidambaram’s tone and tenor at the meeting held to discuss the fate of the ongoing JNNURM projects.