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| Devyani's father Uttam Khobragade, a former IAS officer, is executive president of the Republican Party of India (Athawale). |
July 24, 2016, NewsCrunch
Controversial IFS officer Devyani Khobragade’s troubled relationship with her peers continue.
The Prime Minister's Office is reportedly unwilling to heed newly inducted junior social justice and empowerment minister Ramdas Athawale's request to get her appointed as his private secretary.
Modi has not been keen to appoint as private secretaries, officers who had worked with the UPA government in a similar role. He has also shot down names of officers, who were seen as too close to ministers making the request.
Devyani's father Uttam Khobragade, a former IAS officer, is executive president of the Republican Party of India (Athawale). So, she fails the second criteria Modi has been following in appointing officers. who work as ministers' eyes and ears.
Modi had earlier rebuffed Rajnath Singh, Ravishankar Prasad, Najma Heptulla, even Smriti Irani on the issue.
The Telegraph, which reported the story, said while Modi has not said no, but Ramdas Athawale had been stepping up the pressure.
Its source is an unnamed official in social justice ministry, who said officers in foreign ministry and PMO were also opposed to the proposal.
Modi has not been keen to appoint as private secretaries, officers who had worked with the UPA government in a similar role. He has also shot down names of officers, who were seen as too close to ministers making the request.
Devyani's father Uttam Khobragade, a former IAS officer, is executive president of the Republican Party of India (Athawale). So, she fails the second criteria Modi has been following in appointing officers. who work as ministers' eyes and ears.
Modi had earlier rebuffed Rajnath Singh, Ravishankar Prasad, Najma Heptulla, even Smriti Irani on the issue.
Its source is an unnamed official in social justice ministry, who said officers in foreign ministry and PMO were also opposed to the proposal.
Though Devyani was supported by her colleagues when she was arrested in the US, her relationship with them has soured since. Most recently, the foreign ministry accused her of hiding facts and misleading the Indian government about her daughters' US passports