New Delhi: Leader of the Opposition Sushma Swaraj has raised objections to the one-year extension in tenure to Lok Sabha Secretary General T K Vishwanathan. She said he was "not fit" for the post.
In a letter to Speaker Meira Kumar, Swaraj aired her objections, saying, "The conduct and behaviour of the present Secretary General is not becoming of the post he holds."
Swaraj gave two more reasons for her objection to the extension given to Vishwanathan, who is a former Law Secretary.
"There was no formal meeting with the Leader of Opposition and the Leader of the House on extending the tenure of the present Secretary General. Holding informal talks on this cannot be an alternative for a formal meeting," Swaraj said.
Swaraj also feels that only an employee of the Parliament Secretariat should be appointed to the post.
When asked about Swaraj's letter, the Speaker Meira Kumar told reporters, ''it is unethical for me to comment on it.''
The differences between Kumar and Swaraj over Vishwanathan are not new, Swaraj objected to his appointment 11 months ago. She has referred to this in her letter.
"You (Speaker) would remember that at the time of his appointment last year I had said that Secretary General should be somebody from the Lok Sabha Secretariat only. At that time you had said that no official from the Lok Sabha Secretariat is a deserving candidate for the post, so we can appoint the present Secretary General for 11 months and keep your suggestion in mind for the next year," Swaraj said.
The BJP leader maintained that due to this she had given her consent to Kumar's proposal.
In her letter, Swaraj also states that there is a "regular cadre" of the Lok Sabha in which people have been working for decades. She said that they work with the hope that at some stage they will be promoted to the post of Lok Sabha Secretary General.
"Bringing a retired official from outside and making him Secretary General not only belies their claim but also lowers their morale and develops an atmosphere of frustration," she said.
Swaraj concluded her letter saying, "it is for these reasons I am expressing my dissent over the manner of this appointment and the decision taken."
In a letter to Speaker Meira Kumar, Swaraj aired her objections, saying, "The conduct and behaviour of the present Secretary General is not becoming of the post he holds."
Swaraj gave two more reasons for her objection to the extension given to Vishwanathan, who is a former Law Secretary.
"There was no formal meeting with the Leader of Opposition and the Leader of the House on extending the tenure of the present Secretary General. Holding informal talks on this cannot be an alternative for a formal meeting," Swaraj said.
Swaraj also feels that only an employee of the Parliament Secretariat should be appointed to the post.
When asked about Swaraj's letter, the Speaker Meira Kumar told reporters, ''it is unethical for me to comment on it.''
The differences between Kumar and Swaraj over Vishwanathan are not new, Swaraj objected to his appointment 11 months ago. She has referred to this in her letter.
"You (Speaker) would remember that at the time of his appointment last year I had said that Secretary General should be somebody from the Lok Sabha Secretariat only. At that time you had said that no official from the Lok Sabha Secretariat is a deserving candidate for the post, so we can appoint the present Secretary General for 11 months and keep your suggestion in mind for the next year," Swaraj said.
The BJP leader maintained that due to this she had given her consent to Kumar's proposal.
In her letter, Swaraj also states that there is a "regular cadre" of the Lok Sabha in which people have been working for decades. She said that they work with the hope that at some stage they will be promoted to the post of Lok Sabha Secretary General.
"Bringing a retired official from outside and making him Secretary General not only belies their claim but also lowers their morale and develops an atmosphere of frustration," she said.
Swaraj concluded her letter saying, "it is for these reasons I am expressing my dissent over the manner of this appointment and the decision taken."
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