The minister also alleged that the AAP government was being opposed for trying to stop this industry, and noted that only officials who "misuse" their position are demoralised.
A day after serving and retired IAS officials of the Arunachal Pradesh-Goa-Mizoram and Union Territory(AGMUT) cadre expressed "anguish" over the way senior bureaucrats were being treated in the ongoing tussle between the AAP government and Lt Governor Najeeb Jung, Deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia alleged that the said officers were running "transfer-posting industry" in the Capital city.
The minister also alleged that the AAP government was being opposed for trying to stop this industry, and noted that only officials who "misuse" their position are demoralised.
Terming the statement by officers as "very interesting," Mr Sisodia said: "In Delhi, 'transfer-posting' is a big industry and we have stopped it in last three months… All the transfers we have done are on the basis of eligibility and have been carried out with full honesty. This is why people are opposing us. Crores (of rupees) were made through 'transfer-posting industry' in Delhi."
The AAP leader also launched a scathing attack at retired IAS officials on social media website. "Officers who were running 'transfer-posting industry' in past governments are now talking about motivating IAS officers after retirement," he wrote on Twitter
In a series of tweets, he said, "Each government official is working with full energy along with chief minister and other ministers. Their morale is high but officers who misuse their post are demoralised."
In a communication to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Jung told him that all the appointments made by the AAP government without his approval in the last four days were not valid, insisting that he was the sole authority in matters of ordering transfer and posting of bureaucrats.
In a prompt reply to Jung's letter to him, Kejriwal asked the Lt Governor to elaborate the provisions in the Constitution, the government of NCT of Delhi Act and Transaction of Business Rules that give him powers to issue such directions.
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