New Delhi: Two senior ladies bureaucrats in Karnataka — IAS officer Rohini Sindhuri and IPS officer D Roopa — have been over the weekend indulged in a public spat after the latter made stunning allegations in opposition to the previous. Roopa, the Karnataka State Handicrafts Development Corporation Managing Director, took to her social media account and alleged a number of “wrongdoings” of Sindhuri, who’s the Muzrai Department Commissioner. Roopa accused the 2009-batch IAS officer of misconduct and launched private footage of Sindhuri alleging that it was shared by her with a number of male officers.
Sindhuri, nonetheless, termed the allegations as baseless and stated that Roopa, an IPS officer of the yr 2000 batch, is making such feedback in opposition to her out of non-public hatred, and was behaving as if she had misplaced her psychological stability.
Sindhuri stated that she’s going to take authorized motion for Roopa’s actions amounting to misconduct and prison offenses underneath numerous sections of the Indian Penal Code.
The two senior officers have additionally accused one another of violating the Civil Services Conduct guidelines, and that they’d introduced it to the discover of the suitable authorities.
Action will likely be taken in opposition to Rohini Sindhuri, D Roopa: Karnataka Home Minister
Reacting to the general public spat, Karnataka Home Minister Araga Jnanendra on Monday expressed displeasure in opposition to Rohini Sindhuri and D Roopa’s conduct, and warned motion, citing service rule violation.
He stated that individuals see IAS and IPS officers with excessive respect, however Rohini and Roopa’s behaviour and conduct, they’re inflicting disrespect and humiliation to civil companies officers.
“We are not sitting quiet, action will be taken against them. They both are behaving in such a bad way that not even normal people speak on the streets. Let them do whatever on their personal issues, but coming before the media and behaving in a way they are doing is not right,” he informed reporters.
“We have good officials of high ranking, they are the ones who run the state and the country, but a few such people are bringing a bad name to the whole of the official class, they have to be punished. I have spoken to DG (Director General of Police) and will be speaking to the CS (Chief Secretary); the Chief Minister is also aware of it,” he added.
Noting that the officers are certain by conduct guidelines, Jnanendra stated, “They were already warned in the past and as they are not stopping, the government will consider taking strict measures.”
“They have taken names of certain Ministers and the government, the Chief Minister is aware of all this, and he will take a strict decision”, he added.
The two have been indulged in a public spat in the previous as effectively, and have additionally been concerned in controversies individually in their official capacities.
