Railway Board secy who sought action against MoS aide shifted

NEW DELHI: Railway Board secretary Ranjanesh Sahai has been transferred, within a month of seeking action against Union minister Jitendra Singh's officer on special duty (OSD) for casting "aspersions" on the railway minister and questioning the wisdom of senior officials in an article, officials said on Wednesday.


Sahai's transfer on Tuesday, pending further posting orders, has been approved by President Ram Nath Kovind, the officials said. An order on the Indian Railway Accounts Service official's next posting will be issued soon, they said. Sushant Kumar Mishra, a 1985 batch officer of the

Indian Railway Traffic Service

, has taken over as the new Railway Board secretary, they said. pti

The move comes within a month of Sahai writing to the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) seeking immediate repatriation of

Sanjiv Kumar

, a 2005 batch officer of the

Indian Railway Personnel Service

for "breach of official decorum and misconduct". Kumar is officer on special duty to Jitendra Singh, who holds multiple portfolios, including junior minister in the Prime Minister's Office and for development of north eastern region.

"A case of breach of official decorum and misconduct of Sanjiv Kumar, IRPS, has been brought to the notice of Railway Board. Sanjiv Kumar has authored an article, published by www.railsamachar.com and www.nationalwheels.com," Sahai wrote in his letter to the DoPT.