Info and publicity dept secy alleges threat by Sisodia
The midnight meeting was only about advertisements and not ration supplies. Earlier, chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and his deputy Manish Sisodia had asked Jayadev Sarangi, DIP secretary, to send out advertisements in TV, radio, etc, regarding achievements of the AAP government. The first line of this advertisement had chief minister Arvind Kejriwal saying: “Humne teen saal mein corruption kam kar diya.”
Sarangi and directorate of inforrmation and publicity department said they could not go ahead with the advertisement as there was no data or certification to authenticate the claim. DTTDC secretary Shurbir Singh was also asked to do the same. However, Singh said DTTDC’S job was to create ads. Publishing/ broadcast on media was the task of DIP. After this, Singh went on leave .
At 8:45pm on Monday, advisor to chief minister, VK Jain, made a phone call to Prakash asking him to be present at CM’S residence at midnight to discuss releasing TV ads related to AAP govt’s three years. CM Kejriwal, deputy CM Manish Sisodia, VK Jain and 11 Mlas/other persons were present at the meeting
CM told the MLAS had come to ask questions about government’s publicity programme One of the MLAS shut the door of the meeting room Prakash explained that the advertisements have to be bound by guidelines laid down by the Supreme Court
MLAS start shouting, abusing and blamed Prakash for not doing enough to publicise the government’s works
Threats made for implicating him in false cases including those under SC/ST act Two MLAS start raining several blows with fists on Prakash’s head. Anshu Prakash leaves the CM’S residence and goes to L-G’S house to complain
BUREAUCRATS’ VERSION OF WHAT HAPPENED
NEWDELHI: Hours after the alleged assault on chief secretary Anshu Prakash, secretary of directorate of information and publicity (DIP), Jayadev Sarangi, said deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia had threatened him with dire consequences last year.
Sarangi, an IAS officer of Arunachal Pradesh-goa-mizoram-union Territories (AGMUT) cadre, in a December 2017 complaint to chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal said that he was “spending sleepless nights” after Sisodia pulled him up for not publishing an advertorial of the health department’s handling of dengue.
Calls and text messages made to government spokesperson for a response on the allegations went unanswered.
“This happened in a meeting held on November 28 last year. I had explained that the department needs to follow the Supreme Court guidelines on photographs and publication in all India editions. The Comptroller and Auditor General of India had also raised objection to such spendings in the past,” Sarangi said. “Arvindkejriwal and his Goon MLAS misbehaved and threatened the Chief secretary of NCT Delhi Government last night... another shameful act of
an act of Urban Naxalism...