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Yediyurappa govt cancels nominations to govt boards,

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Press Trust of India Bengaluru

Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Monday cancelled all nominations to government boards,corporations, authorities and commissions in the state.

He issued instructions to thiseffect to Chief Secretary T M Vijay Bhaskar.

In a note to the Chief Secretary, Yediyurappa instructed that necessary steps be taken to cancel nominations of non-officio Presidents, Vice Presidents, Directors and Members to boards, corporations, authorities, and commissions withimmediate effect.

He also directed appointment of Additional Chief Secretaries, Principal Secretaries and Secretaries concerned asPresidents until further orders.

The Chief Secretary in turn asked the officialsconcerned to issue necessary orders or notifications to this effect immediately, until further orders.

As per the coalition arrangement, Congress-JD(S)had shared 30 boards and corporations among them, ofwhich 20 had gone to the Congress and 10 to JD(S) and had nominated party men as heads to both of them.

 

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First Published: Jul 29 2019 | 8:37 PM IST

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