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New Delhi: Mizoram Chief Minister Pu Zoramthanga has written to Union Home Minister Amit Shah asking the central government to revise its order appointing Renu Sharma as the state’s chief secretary and instead appoint additional chief secretary JC Ramthanga as the new chief secretary. .
“After the retirement of Mr. Lalnunmawia Chuaugou, my Chief Secretary of Gujarat cadre, I requested my present Additional Chief Secretary Mr. JC Ramthanga (Manipur Cadre) to be made the next Chief Secretary, however, the Ministry of Home Affairs has appointed Mrs. Renu Sharma as the new Chief Secretary. has been appointed. Chief Secretary,” the chief minister said in a letter dated October 29, a copy of which was with ThePrint.
ThePrint reached out to Pu C. Lalramjowa, advisor to the Chief Minister of Mizoram, who confirmed that a letter had been sent to the Union Home Ministry on 29 October.
Renu Sharma, a 1988 batch AGMUT cadre IAS officer, was appointed by the Center on October 28 to take charge from November 1. On the same day, the Mizoram government also ordered Jesse Ramthanga Will take over as Chief Secretary from November 1 till further orders.
In the letter, the Chief Minister said that no cabinet minister understands Hindi and some have difficulty in understanding English.
“The Mizo people by and large do not understand Hindi, and none of my cabinet ministers understand Hindi, some of them even have problems with the English language. With such a background, a Chief Secretary will never be an effective and efficient Chief Secretary without the knowledge of a working standard Mizo language,” the CM said in his letter.
He further said in the letter that “Due to this fact, the Government of India has never posted a Chief Secretary who does not know the working standard of Mizo language since the creation of the State of Mizoram. Be it the UPA government or the NDA at the Centre. Government, this has been a practice since the creation of the state of Mizoram. It is a well-known fact that in other states of India, a Chief Secretary, who does not even know the basic working language of the state concerned, is never posted “
ThePrint reached out to Home Ministry spokesperson Nitin Wakankar by telephone and message for a comment, but did not elicit a response till the time of publication of this report.
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Mizoram BJP president says CM has shown ‘immaturity’
Reacting to the letter written by the Chief Minister, Mizoram BJP President Vanlalhamuka said, “the letter shows his immaturity”.
“Since Hindi and English are the official languages of the nation, I do not think that the language barrier should be a problem between the state government and the newly appointed chief secretary of Mizoram. In addition, English is the working language of the entire state of Mizoram. His request is a lame excuse and he is writing this letter for his personal interest… Overall, it is shameful and deeply saddened by the immature letter written by the CM,” he told ThePrint.
The chief minister’s letter also mentions being an ally of the NDA “from the beginning” and noting that his “special” request should be accepted.
“While many states are shifting themselves from one coalition group to another, I am the only one among the northeastern states who have been a loyal partner of the NDA from inception till now. Therefore, I believe that I deserve a special favor and consideration for this loyal friendship with NDA,” he said in his letter.
“Keeping in view all these facts and circumstances, the proposal of the Chief Secretary, which was also given to my predecessor Congress Chief Minister, if rejected by me, the Congress Party and all other opposition parties to serve honestly. Will make fun of me. NDA partnership therefore I request you to modify the order and kindly accept my offer,” he requested in the letter.
(Edited by Paramita Ghosh)
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