Delhi Urban Development Minister Satyendar Jain has written to Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash, directing him to take disciplinary action against officers coming late to office, including deducting their salary.
The chief secretary wrote back, asserting that officers are working "beyond office hours" and also on weekends, sources said.
The minister has also accused the officers of creating "hindrance" in the work of the AAP dispensation.
According to the sources, in a noting on a file sent to the Urban Development minister, Prakash cited rules, saying, "The minister-in-charge of a department shall be primarily responsible for the disposal of the business of the department."
According to the sources, the chief secretary, responding to Jain's allegations, wrote in the file noting, "Instead of making unwarranted and unsubstantiated allegations and observation, the minister is required to cite specific problems so that the same can be addressed."
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