Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Friday transferred and posted senior bureaucrat Sujata R Karthikeyan as special secretary in the finance department following an order by the Election Commission.
Kartikeyam, wife of BJD leader Kartik Pandian, was earlier holding the post of commissioner-cum-secretary in the department of Mission Shakti, with additional charge of Odia language, literature and culture (OLL&C) department.
According to a notification by the general administration department, health and family welfare department secretary Shalini Pandit has been given additional charge of Mission Shakti department & OLL&C department.
Karthikeyan’s transfer was prompted by allegations of misuse of public office, leading the EC to relocate her to a non-public dealing department.
The BJP had previously approached the poll panel, urging Karthikeyan’s removal from her position, alleging her active involvement as a representative of the ruling BJD in the state.
PTI
