Sumedh Saini arrest fiasco: Home Secretary, 3 others shifted

Chandigarh, August 30

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Ten days after rebel Congress minister Sukhjinder Randhawa demanded the removal of the Punjab Principal Secretary-Home, besides DGP-Vigilance and the state Advocate General over the former DGP Sumedh Saini arrest fiasco, the Punjab Government today replaced Home Secretary Anurag Aggarwal with Anruag Verma.

The move is seen as an attempt by the Capt Amarinder Singh camp to placate rebel party leaders, who have grouped with the Navjot Singh Sidhu camp.

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A government order listed the transfer of four IAS officers. Agarwal has now been posted as Additional Chief Secretary, Power, and will also hold the charge of Additional Chief Secretary, New & Renewable Energy Sources; Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Punjab State Transmission Corporation Ltd; Additional Chief Secretary, Science Technology & Environment; and Mission Director, Tandrust Punjab. — TNS