India Right To Information

Expressing dissent on the proposal of appointment of the controversial retired IAS officer Ram Kumar as Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) of the state today, Governor T V Rajeswar sent back the file for reconsideration. The name of 1976-batch officer was officially decided for the coveted post on February 20 and was sent to the state Governor. He had retired last year. Ram Kumar had been in controversies for several corruption charges levelled against him since 1995. In fact, the Kalyan Singh government in the state had suspended him in 1998 and the subsequent government had recommended for his dismissal from the services.

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