Bihar IAS officers petition Governor

By Our Special Correspondent

PATNA, FEB. 10. The Bihar unit of the IAS Officers Association today sought the Governor's intervention in connection with the intimidation of a senior colleague by the Chief Minister's younger brother last month and demanded action against the DGP of the State also.

It submitted a memorandum to the Governor, Mr. V. C. Pandey, bringing to his notice the turn of events right from the intimidation of the Transport Secretary, Mr. N. K. Sinha, by Mr. Anirudh Prasad alias Sadhu Yadav, brother of Chief Minister to the manner in which the police let the latter off the hook by offering him a bail.

The delegation, led by its president, Mr. Afzal Amanullah, called on the Governor after the Chief Minister refused to grant them an audience. The memorandum also accused the Chief Minister of not taking action on Mr. Sinha's petition routed through the Chief Secretary.

The association took exception to the manner in which the motor vehicle enforcement inspector, Mr. Sitaram Paswan, whose transfer Mr. Yadav had stayed at gun point, had rejoined duty at Gopalganj. Mr. Sinha eventually filed a petition before the court of the Chief Judicial Magistrate for justice.

Mr. Sinha terminated the services of Mr. Paswan, while his colleagues displayed their solidarity by refusing to participate in a seminar on administrative reforms.

The association has also underscored its reservation towards the action of some police officials. Though the memorandum has not named anyone, the reference is to the DGP and significantly enough they have called for action against him by not only removing him from his post but also for punishment. Interestingly they have called for action against the DGP even as they condemned the attempt to create an atmosphere of conflict between the police and the civil administration.

The delegation maintained that the Governor gave them a patient hearing and assured to look into their demands.

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