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November 11, 2015, NewsCrunch
In a rare flash of anger Home minister Rajnath Singh said on Tuesday he did not know why his top officer L C Goyal was removed as home secretary in August.
When journalists pressed with the question, he said, "I don't know why. Please ask the Prime Minister."
Rajnath Singh, who always measures his words with caution, was perhaps caught off guard.
The Telegraph quoted an unnamed senior official, who said PMO had centralised power and was taking all important decisions, including key appointments, across the ministries.
Rajnath Singh and several other senior ministers were not even allowed to appoint private secretaries of their choice last year.
It is for the first time any minister has taken out his frustration in public.
Goyal was abruptly transferred after he protested that Home Ministry was not in the loop on the Naga peace accord. He had opposed PMO going after activist Teesta Setalvad and also reportedly had differences with a key officer loyal to Rajnath Singh.