Former Uttarakhand Chief Minister and BJP MP Trivendra Singh Rawat has locked horns with IAS Association of his state. His comments on an IAS officer has left the IAS lobby infuriated. Rawat made a comment in the Lok Sabha on Thursday saying that the illegal mining is getting rampant in his home state.
It was repudiated by the Mining Secretary who issued his immediate denial. A video of the mining secretary, Brijesh Sant, denying the “allegations” was released by the state government. It was made out that Rawat was targeting the IAS officer. Taken aback, Rawat shot back, “A lion doesn’t hunt dogs”. And the ball began rolling.
The Uttarakhand IAS Association convened a meeting in the wake of Rawat’s latest remark and came out with a statement saying Association naturally and inherently have the right to self-respect and dignity.
The association also lamented that as public servants, they implement the policies of elected governments within the constitutional framework and hence it expects respectful behaviour. The association has decided to submit a memorandum on this issue to the CM and the Chief Secretary of the state.
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