D Roopa, who was the Home Secretary, has now been appointed Managing Director of the state Crafts Emporium.
Karnataka IPS Senior Officer D Roopa has expressed disappointment after she was transferred from her post as Secretary of the Interior following her recent complaint exercise regarding alleged irregularities in the Bengaluru Safe City project bidding process. several countries.
On Thursday, it was reported that Roopa and his colleague, Hemant Nimbalkar, who had publicly exchanged allegations of wrongdoing in the Safe City bidding process, received new positions. Roopa, who was named the first female Secretary of the Interior in August 2019 alone, was transferred and has now been awarded the position of Managing Director of the state Crafts Emporium. Nimbalkar, who was the Additional Commissioner of Police (Administration), Bengaluru has been in charge of the Internal Security Division. These transfers were made in conjunction with other transfers / promotions within the state IPS officer cadre.
Roopa has said that this transfer has put her on “equal footing” with Nimbalkar, who has been indicted by the Central Bureau of Investigation in the case of the multi-core IMA Ponzi scheme.
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In a tweet posted Thursday, he wrote: “Transferred today as MD, Handicrafts Emporium. My transfer is like putting myself on an equal footing with another IPS officer that Nimbalkar accused by CBI and CBI recommended a disciplinary action of greater sanction against him last December, a year ago, which has yet to be done. “
However, he has hinted that he will not contest the transfer order, adding that “publications do not matter”, but “corrupt people must be punished.” She tweeted: “I’ll be joining the new post tomorrow as posts don’t matter to me. But what matters is that the public interest must be defended and the corrupt must be punished. If my turn paves the way for action against the corrupt, I appreciate it. “
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He added: “Karnataka, pioneers in handicrafts in the country, especially in sandalwood, rosewood, bidriware, etc. As the CEO of Handicrafts Emporium, I will be able to boost the work of hundreds of thousands of artisans together and showcase their work in India and abroad through our famous ‘Cauvery Emporium’. “
On Thursday, TNM had reported on a letter written by Roopa to Chief Secretary Vijay Bhaskar questioning the double standards displayed by Additional Chief Secretary Rajneesh Goel in dealing with corruption charges. He has written that although he was subjected to an investigation following a complaint from Nimbalkar, no action has been taken against him despite being charged by the CBI. He added that he has also been saved even after multiple complaints were made against the bidding process for the Safe City Project that he was overlooking.
It should be remembered that this is not the first time that Roopa has been “unceremoniously” transferred from her post. In September 2017, she was transferred out of the Department of Prisons after she uncovered the special treatment high-profile prisoners receive, especially Sasikala.
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