She has been transferred from the Mumbai municipal corporation to the water supply department in Mantralaya
Nidhi Choudhari
Maharashtra IAS officer Nidhi Choudhari, who posted a controversial tweet on Mahatma Gandhi, has been transferred, an official said here Monday. She has been transferred from the Mumbai municipal corporation to the water supply department in Mantralaya.
The bureaucrat has also been issued a show-cause notice by the Maharashtra government for the 'sarcastic' tweet, the official said. The action against Choudhari follows the demand by NCP president Sharad Pawar who Sunday sought "exemplary" action against the IAS officer for her controversial tweet on Gandhi.
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In a letter addressed to Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Pawar had said, "If the government doesn't take action it would be deemed that its policy and intention has reached its lowest ebb". In the tweet, which has since been deleted, Choudhari, Deputy Municipal Commissioner of Mumbai, had called for removal of Mahatma Gandhi's statues from across the world and his images from the Indian currency notes. She also "thanked" the Mahatma's assassin Nathuram Godse for "30.1.1948", the day Gandhi was killed. After a row erupted, the officer clarified the tweet was "sarcastic" and that it was "misinterpreted".
I have deleted my tweet of 17.05.2019 w.r.t. GandhiJi because some people misunderstood it
— Nidhi Choudhariu00f0u009fu0095u0089u00e2u0098u00aau00efu00b8u008fu00e2u009cu009du00efu00b8u008fu00e2u0098u00b8u00efu00b8u008f (@nidhichoudhari) May 31, 2019
If only they had followed my timeline since 2011 they would've understood that I would NEVER even dream of insulting GandhiJi
I bow before him with deepest regard & will do till last breath pic.twitter.com/CSjaKHF9BJ
"A government official in a progressive state like Maharashtra making such insulting comments against Mahatma Gandhi, and the state government turning a blind eye to it is a serious matter," Pawar had said.
Her comments were not only condemnable but were fit for action against her, the former Union minister had said, adding that he was shocked to hear about the contents of the tweet. Pawar had said he expected an "exemplary action" against the bureaucrat from the chief minister. The Congress and NCP had demanded suspension of Choudhari over the tweet.
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