On AAP govt demand, Food Commissioner transferred

NEW DELHI: The Delhi Food and Supplies Department Commissioner has been transferred to the Land and Buildings Department following a letter from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government seeking his sacking after the government allegedly found "corruption" in the delivery of ration in the city. Food and Supplies Department Commissioner KR Meena said that he received the transfer order on Tuesday, adding that he would be joining as the Principal Secretary of the Land and Buildings Department of the Delhi government.

According to Delhi government service department, Mohanjeet Singh, 1991 batch IAS officer, Principal Secretarycum-commissioner (Industries) holding additional charge of MD, Dellhi State Industrial Infrastructure ( DSIIDC) shall also hold the additional charges of Principal Secretary-cum- Commissioner (Food Supplies and Consumer Affairs).

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Food & Civil Supplies Minister Imran Hussain have written to the L-G flagging this "open theft" in the delivery of ration under E-POS system and demanded suspension of the Food & Supplies Commissioner. "The Lieutenant-governor should immediately scrap the E-POS system and suspend the food commissioner. If there is no suspension of the food & supplies commissioner, fair probe into the matter is not possible," the deputy chief minister said on Tuesday.

“Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had requested LG Baijal in March last year to replace Food Commissioner Meena since there were largescale complaints about irregularities and corruption in ration distribution. In the course of last one year, this request was repeated thrice but LG Baijal chose to ignore it,” said Chief Minister spokesperson.