Retired IAS officials slam CS transfer

Amaravati: Several retired IAS officials expressed their displeasure at the manner in which chief secretary L V Subrahmanyam was transferred by the state government on Monday.

Retired chief secretary I Y R Krishna Rao if this was a reward for taking a stand on removing staff of other religions from Hindu temples, it was highly reprehensible.

He further tweeted, "Though CM has all the powers to replace CS, the manner in which this was done is unfortunate and avoidable. CMO is becoming an institution with all powers and no responsibility and is responsible for the downfall of CMs who are failing to control it."

Another retired IAS officer K Sujatha Rao, who recently submitted a report on health reforms in the state to the current government, has criticised Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy for the unprecedented decision to transfer Subrahmanyam.

"Extremely sad to see the unceremonious way in which the Chief Secretary of AP has been shunted out for following rules. Rule-based governance is core to development. An unfortunate development that should have been avoided.

The new CM needs to have good advisors. Sad," she said in a tweet on her Twitter handle on Tuesday. Reacting to her comments, Ravindra Sanagavarapu stated, "Madam- you are also advising the new CM. Why can't you either abstain or reject in support of ousted CS." (sic)

Replying to that comment, she said, "fortunately I am no advisor....chaired a committee to write report - done. Last week co-chairing a committee to implement the recommendations....will see how far that goes." (sic)