Serving secretary questioned after seeking ambassadorial appointment
Summary
A government secretary was briefly detained after contacting Prime Minister Balendra Shah seeking support for an ambassadorial post, bypassing administrative protocols.
Key Points
- A serving government secretary, Krishna Hari Pushkar, was detained and questioned after directly contacting Prime Minister Balendra Shah.
- Pushkar sought the prime minister's support for an ambassadorial appointment after concluding his chances of becoming chief secretary were slim.
- The Prime Minister's Office accused Pushkar of bypassing the administrative chain of command to request the post.
- No charges have been announced following the questioning, which was done under instructions from the Prime Minister's Office.
