Meira Kumar sacks LS TV CEO Mishra

NEW DELHI: Days before her exit as Speaker Meira Kumar has given the Lok Sabha TV CEO his marching orders with immediate effect without citing reasons.
The official, Rajiv Mishra, said that no reason was given to him for ending his tenure in a sudden manner.
The letter dated May 30 said “the Speaker has limited the tenure of Shri Rajiv Mishra as chief executive of LSTV till May 31, 2014”.Attempts to contact Meira Kumar did not succeed. Mishra alleged that his exit was to do with the channel flashing the news of Meira Kumar having lost the Sasaram seat in Bihar.
“My colleagues told me that Madam was angry that the channel ran the flash of her having lost the Sasaram seat,” Mishra said. Meira Kumar is caretaker Speaker of the lower house till the new house is sworn in. The 16th LS meets June 4-12 during which the new MPs will take oath and a new Speaker elected.
Meanwhile, former parliamentary affairs minister and senior Congress leader Kamal Nath has been appointed as the pro tem Speaker in the new Lok Sabha.