Panel report proved handy for govt

The one-member panel headed by the additional chief secretary (planning), Debashish Chakrabarty, had recommended action against Singh for defying the All-India Civil Service Rules. The report, which has been scanned by The Free Press Journal, has clearly observed that Singh has violated the All-India Services Rules and he should face a departmental inquiry. The government, which had accepted the committee’s report, proposed Singh’s suspension based on it. Further, the committee said that “Singh also did not provide necessary facts to the government, including the CM and home minister, about the Antilia case especially with regard to placing explosives. The former Mumbai police chief hid the facts.’’ The committee also wrote its observations on whether Singh violated the service rules by writing a letter to the CM, making corruption charges against the former home minister, Anil Deshmukh. It also probed the reinstatement of the suspended police officer Sachin Waze by a committee headed by Singh.