Amit Shah suspends 2 Delhi officers over migrant crisis amid lockdown, show causes others

Centre on Sunday suspended two senior Delhi government officers and issued a show-cause tice to two ors for dereliction of duty in wake of migrant exodus crisis in national capital following coronavirus lockdown. ditional Chief Secretary (Transport) and Principal Secretary (Finance) have been suspended with immediate effect while ditional Chief Secretary (Home and Land Buildings Departments,) and SDM (Sub-Divisional Magistrate), Seelampur have been issued a show-cause tice.

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release said that it was brought to tice of competent authority that  officers, who were responsible to ensure strict compliance to instructions issued by Chairperson, National Executive Committee, formed under Disaster Managment Act 2005 regarding containment of spre of COVID-19, prima facie failed to do so.

It furr ded that, 'se officers failed to ensure public health and safety during lockdown restrictions to combat COVID-19. Due to serious lapse in performance of ir duties, competent authority has initiated disciplinary proceedings against officers'

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action came a day after thousands of out-of-job migrants along with ir families gared at Delhi's Anand Vihar bus depot hoping to board state-run buses to he back to ir native towns.  chaotic scenes from Anand Vihar were captured on national media and raised concerns of coronavirus transmission among mass. disease is a highly communicable one and spres swiftly through human-to-human transmission.

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