Jaipur, April 14: Neelabh Saxena, a 2015-batch IAS officer from Rajasthan administration, who ranked 12th in the 2014 UPSC Civil Services Examination and has enjoyed an unblemished career record has found himself in trouble over his recent trip to Kashmir.
He is currently serving as the Collector of Karauli district, is now at the centre of a controversy due to a deviation from his sanctioned leave itinerary.
Citing urgent personal reasons to visit his hometown, Lucknow, Sexsena had applied for leave. However, during a recent virtual meeting chaired by Chief Secretary Sudhansh Pant, called to assess the worsening heatwave and acute water shortage in Karauli and Sawai Madhopur districts, it emerged that Saxena was not in Lucknow but vacationing in Kashmir.
Following which, the Chief Secretary expressed open displeasure, questioning his administrative sensitivity. You were granted leave for urgent work in your hometown. Had you informed us about your Kashmir trip earlier, the leave could have been cancelled. People in your district are troubled by heat, lack of electricity and water but you chose to vacation in a cool climate instead by calling the behaviour irresponsible.
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