I have heard this from almost every elder of mine, "If as an IAS officer you will try doing something out of leak and against people in power you will be either transferred or suspended".
The controversial suspension of IAS officer Durga Shakti Nagpal has caused a political storm, but she joins the club of over 200 officers across India suspended over the years on political whims.
Uttar Pradesh tops the list with over 100 suspensions in 20 years, according to data with the IAS Officers' Association.
The state has been widely criticized for the unceremonious suspension of Ms Nagpal, an upright officer who went after the illegal sand mining mafia. Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav defended the move, saying: "Any officer who makes a mistake, will be punished, like children are punished in school."
She was following Supreme Court orders, but the state government's chargesheet accused her of showing poor administrative acumen and lack of foresight, by risking communal riots in the holy month of Ramzan.
That is, if we talk about Durga Shakti Nagpal's mistake, they say she abolished wall of a mosque, giving the entire scene a communal perspective.
Tellingly, in 100 out of 105 suspensions in Uttar Pradesh, no action was finally taken as there was no real evidence of the officer's wrongdoing.
60% of the officers were suspended in the previous BSP regime of Mayawati, while 35% have been suspended by the Samajwadi Party government.
"The civil services are meant to be public service, but it has become more like private service now," said a member of the IAS Officers' Association. "Are we political slaves?"
"Frequent suspensions and transfers have a very demoralizing effect on civil servants. A minimum tenure should be ensured so that they can efficiently and fearlessly do their job," said Sanjay Dhoosreddy, the secretary of the IAS Officers' association.
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