Dharmendra Jore dharmendra. jore@ mid- day. com EVEN as Uddhav Thackeray is on a transfer spree, speculation is rife that his Principal Secretary Bhushan Gagrani will be shifted out of the Chief Ministeru2019s Office. The rumours started floating after senior bureaucrat Ashish Kumar Singh replaced Gagrani, who is on a family vacation abroad. Additional chief secretary Sitaram Kunte issued an order on Thursday, asking Singh to take the charge of the office immediately. Singh was the principal secretary to Prithviraj Chavan when the Congress leader helmed the state between 2010 and 2014. The BJP- led government, after taking charge of the state, sidelined Singh. However, he eventually returned to the mainstream with important tasks at Mantralaya. At present, he is the principal secretary at the Transport and Ports Department. A senior bureaucrat said it was interesting that instead of handing over the charge to Vikas Kharge, the other principal secretary to the CM, Singh was chosen for the job. u201c We wonder whether Gagrani would return to the CMO. We will be watching the developments very closely,u201d said the bureaucrat. When Gagrani was chosen for the important post in December, the bureaucratic circle was surprised as he had worked with Thackerayu2019s predecessor Devendra Fadnavis. Now, the rumours of his relocation have started doing the rounds at the Mantralaya corridors. However, an officer at the CMO told mid- day that it would premature to predict Gagraniu2019s ouster. u201c If he is replaced, the people will definitely know. Gagrani has sought the CMu2019s permission to go overseas on a cruise holiday with his family. I donu2019t know the duration of his vacations but Iu2019m told he will be out for a fairly long time,u201d said the officer. Gagrani was not available for comment. Bhushan Gagrani next on CMu2019s transfer list? Rumours started doing the rounds after Ashish Kumar Singh replaces Gagrani, who is on a vacation abroad, as the principal secretary to the CM u2018 If he is replaced, the people will definitely know. Gagrani has sought the CMu2019s permission to go overseas on a cruise holiday with his family. I donu2019t know the duration of his vacations but Iu2019m told he will be out for a fairly long timeu2019 An officer at the CMO Bhushan Gagrani. pic/ twitter

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