India sacks home secretary amid controversy over ex-Congress minister's arrest
Goswami had allegedly attempted to stall the arrest of Saradha scam accused Matang Sinh
Goswami was a UPA goverment appointee. PHOTO: HINDUSTAN TIMES
NEW DELHI:
Weeks after replacing the Foreign Secretary, India sacked Home Secretary Anil Goswami on Wednesday, the Press Trust of India reported.
Goswami was removed from by the Narendra Modi-led government in the wake of a controversy over his alleged attempt to stall the arrest of Saradha scam accused Matang Sinh. Sinh is a former Congress minister at the centre.
"Home Secretary has been removed," official sources said on a day of hectic activities following media reports that Goswami, a UPA goverment appointee, had tried to prevent CBI officers from carrying out Sinh's arrest on Saturday.
Union Rural Development Secretary LC Goyal has been appointed as the next Union Home Secretary.
His dismissal comes after foreign secretary Sujatha Singh's tenure was curtailed. Indian External Affairs Ministry appointed S Jaishankar, India’s Ambassador to the US, as its new foreign secretary.
Weeks after replacing the Foreign Secretary, India sacked Home Secretary Anil Goswami on Wednesday, the Press Trust of India reported.
Goswami was removed from by the Narendra Modi-led government in the wake of a controversy over his alleged attempt to stall the arrest of Saradha scam accused Matang Sinh. Sinh is a former Congress minister at the centre.
"Home Secretary has been removed," official sources said on a day of hectic activities following media reports that Goswami, a UPA goverment appointee, had tried to prevent CBI officers from carrying out Sinh's arrest on Saturday.
Union Rural Development Secretary LC Goyal has been appointed as the next Union Home Secretary.
His dismissal comes after foreign secretary Sujatha Singh's tenure was curtailed. Indian External Affairs Ministry appointed S Jaishankar, India’s Ambassador to the US, as its new foreign secretary.