Delhi Secretariat (Image used for representational purpose)
Senior IAS officer SN Sahai is all set to be appointed the new Home Secretary of Delhi, a move aimed at ending the bitter row
between Lt Governor Najeeb Jung and Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal over the top post.
Top sources said both
Mr Kejriwal and
Mr Jung have agreed on
Mr Sahai's name for the Home Secretary's post following which a recommendation was sent to the Union Home Ministry.
The AAP government had sent names of three officers including Urban Development Secretary Chetan B Sanghi to the Lieutenant Governor and had kept
Mr Sahai as the first preference. A top official said Home Ministry is likely to clear
Mr Sahai's name soon.
The move is seen as a compromise formula
between the AAP government and Jung to end the bitter fight on appointment of Home Secretary.
Senior IAS official Dharam Pal, who was removed as
Home Secretary last month by AAP government, has been discharging his duties while AAP appointee Rajendra Kumar have also been signing files.
Mr Kumar has been functioning as Home Secretary despite clear directive by Union Home Ministry that
Mr Pal should be allowed to work without any hindrance.
Mr Pal was removed by the AAP government after he signed a notification appointing Joint Commissioner of Delhi Police MK Meena as new chief of Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) following
Mr Jung's order.
Mr Jung on June 8 had appointed
Mr Meena superseding
Mr Kejriwal's hand-picked chief SS Yadav. The AAP government had challenged the appointment in Delhi High Court.