Uttarakhand SDM who lodged grievance in opposition to BJP MLA Durgeshwar Lal transferred

By PTI

DEHRADUN: Purola SDM Sohan Singh Saini was transferred and hooked up with Garhwal Commissioner’s workplace in Pauri on Sunday – day after he lodged a police grievance in opposition to native BJP MLA Durgeshwar Lal.

An order issued by the division of personnel on Sunday relieved Saini of his current duties and requested him to take cost at his posting instantly.

The SDM had lodged a police grievance in opposition to Durgeshwar Lal at Purola Police Station accusing him of importing deceptive posts about him on the social media by way of an affiliate to malign him.

He had additionally accused Lal of threatening to kill him.

Saini in his grievance had alleged that Lal had uploaded the posts by way of a person named Krishna to tarnish his picture.

He had additionally accused the lawmaker of pressuring him to get “unnecessary things” carried out.

The official had demanded safety citing a menace to his life, and had cautioned authorities that if something unhealthy occurs to him, Lal ought to be held accountable for it.

Responding to Saini’s allegations, the MLA mentioned he was receiving complaints that the official was not treating folks correctly.

He alleged that no work was carried out on the tehsil workplace until one paid a “comfort charge”.

The MLA alleged that he had advised the SDM about how poor have been being focused within the identify of removing of encroachment, however nonetheless took no motion.

“It shows that if the official has such disregard for a people’s representative, how he would be treating common people,” Durgeshwar Lal mentioned.

The BJP MLA additionally mentioned that the official had the behavior of going house in his official automobile after lunch day-after-day from the place he carried out the remainder of the day’s enterprise.

It had made tough for folks, particularly girls, to go to his place to get their works carried out, the MLA alleged.