Patna: Deputy CM and minister of urban development and housing department, Vijay Kumar Sinha, on Tuesday ordered suspension of two officers on charges of negligence in duty and indiscipline.The suspended officers are: Branch officer Umeshwar Kumar Singh and assistant branch officer Jitendra Kumar. The suspension stems from their failure to submit an important file related to executive officer Kumar Ritwik’s not joining the department within the stipulated time.The matter came to light approximately one week ago during a department’s review meeting chaired by deputy CM Sinha. Noticing the delay in the presentation of the relevant file, the minister ordered an immediate inquiry, which exposed lapses by the two officers.Show-cause notices were promptly issued to both the officials, seeking explanations for the delay. However, their responses were found unsatisfactory.Consequently, the deputy CM directed their suspension.
