The Uttarakhand government has given an extension of three months to Power Corporation Managing Director S. S. Yadav, who is involved in a sting controversy.
Yadav was on a six months’ extension after completing his tenure at the start of the year and his new extension came a day before his term was to end on July 24.
According to sources, the order was passed after getting the approval of Chief Minister Harish Rawat on Saturday.
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Already facing corruption charges, Yadav hit the headlines when a sting CD purportedly showed the official allegedly taking money from someone in public domain.
Scam accused
Meanwhile, another officer S. N. Verma, currently the Managing Director of Hydroelectric Power Corporation and an accused in a hydroelectricity project scam in Jharkhand, has been given the additional responsibility of the Managing Director in the Power Transmission Corporation.
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On the new appointments, State BJP chief Ajay Bhatt said that there is no justification in providing extension to scam accused and their party would oppose it. - PTI
No justification in giving extension to scam accused, says BJP