LG axes AAP govt nominees from Delhi Discoms board
Hindustan TimesNew Delhi: Delhi lieutenant governor VK Saxena has removed four Delhi government nominees on the board of the two power distribution companies in the capital, BYPL and BRPL, and replaced them with senior government officials over allegations of corruption leading to a loss of over Rs8,000 crore to the exchequer, according to officials in the LG office. The action against the four AAP government nominees follows a January 13 directive by the LG in which he had directed their removal, saying their appointment was “patently illegal”. The Friday order by the power department said, “LG, after observing that the matter being urgent and sensitive in nature warrants expeditious action, directed… to replace four private persons with senior government officers as government nominees on behalf of three discoms pending the decision of the President of India. In a statement issued on Saturday evening, Shah said, “The allegations of causing financial loss made by the LG against me are laughable, complete nonsense, slanderous and without a shred of evidence.” Shah argued that the LG has no powers to remove Delhi government-appointed directors on the board of discoms.
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