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Administrative reshuffle: Symbolism works, but not quite! Several tainted officers attached, few still escape the eye 3/15/2015 11:44:10 PM Abodh Sharma Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 15: State Government sent mixed signals with regards to its commitment to check the menace of corruption in the state, through the administrative reshuffle affected by the State Cabinet on Sunday. While many an officers who had been rewarded with plum postings by the previous government despite their heavy indictment in corruption cases and tainted record, have been attached in the first administrative reshuffle ordered by the PDP-BJP coalition generating lot of optimism, there are others who have still managed significant postings despite heavy baggage of allegations on their backs. Cabinet that ordered major reshuffle in top and middle rung bureaucracy and Police administration attached at least four officers who were indicted in multiple cases of corruption and misappropriation. These officers had not only evaded any action against them, but secured plum postings through their political godfathers in the previous regime. Vinod Koul, who faced serious charges of corruption and financial embezzlement during his tenure as Relief Commissioner and was booked in several cases by State Vigilance Organization, was interestingly elevated as secretary in the department of Relief and Revenue by the previous government despite huge public outcry against his elevation, especially from the displaced KP community. Dilip Thussu, another of the heavily tainted officers of the state was posted as Managing Director Housing Board and Secretary J&K Sports Council despite being named in most infamous cases of embezzlement of public funds. However, while these officers have been attached due to their tainted past, there are others who have managed postings of significance despite serious allegations against them even though they were not booked in any criminal cases. Gazzanfar Hussain, Commissioner/Secretary to the Government, Health and Medical Education Department, has been transferred and posted as Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, a highly significant position despite the fact that entire medical fraternity was abuzz with his deep involvement in the acts of omission and commission by former Minister for Health and Medical Education Taj Mohiuddin.   Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network     Comment on this Story

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