Uttarakhand: 7 HOFFs have been changed in four and a half years, the 8th one will also be retired soon, this chair has been in discussions since the beginning
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The post of Chief Forest Conservator (HOFF) in Uttarakhand Forest Department has been in the most discussions. We are saying this because this post has changed for the seventh time in the last four and a half years.
Controversy escalates again over HOFF post in Uttarakhand Forest Department
Let us tell you that this dispute over the Chief Forest Conservator started in 2021 which is continuing. At the same time, a new suspense in this post has started with the voluntary retirement (VRS) of Dhananjay Mohan. However, it is not yet clear whether Dhananjay Mohan has taken VRS. But the politics on this whole matter has once again heated up.
7 HOFFs changed within four and a half years
In the Uttarakhand Forest Department, 7 Chief Forest Conservator HOFFs have changed within the last four and a half years. This is the 8th HOFF in this time period in the department. The new head of the Forest Department, Sameer Sinha, has now been given this responsibility. The shocking thing is that Sameer Sinha will also get very little time to work after sitting on this chair.
8th HOFF Sameer Sinha will also retire soon
Actually Sameer Sinha will retire on 30th November (HOFF Sameer Sinha Retirement). Therefore, he has got only about 5 months time on this post. In such a situation, after the way major changes took place in this chair in the last four and a half years, Congress has raised questions on the functioning of the government.
Congress accused the government of harassing the officer
Congress state president Karan Mahara has attacked the government sharply over the early retirement of Sameer Sinha. Mahara called it unfortunate and said that the government had already planned to appoint a particular person to this post. Due to which former HOFF Dhananjay was harassed to remove him from the chair. Due to which he was forced to take VRS.
Bhatt gave clarification
At the same time, the statement of BJP state president Mahendra Bhatt has also come out on this whole matter. Bhatt said that the government works keeping in mind the rules and regulations of officers and employees. He said that the promotion of officers is done with transparency by the entire government. The more senior an officer is, the shorter is his retirement period.
