BHOPAL: According to Times of India news paper , Madhya Pradesh government has revoked Harda collector Srikant Bhanot's transfer . The cancellation was made after three days of his earlier order. On May 24 he was transferred to secretariat in the state capital as deputy secretary, mining.Bhanot, was replaced by another officer Tarun Rathi. A fresh order issued by general administration department (GAD) said, "Henceforth, the earlier order stands cancelled. Bhanoth will continue as collector Harda."
The decision has come as a surprise to political observers, who are linking it with former minister Kamal Patel's belligerence against the state government. Patel, had played up the issue of illegal sand mining in Narmada and went ahead and filed a petition with the National Green Tribunal (NGT), Central Zone bench, Bhopal, much to the embarrassment of the state government.
Political circles are agog with rumours that Bhanot, who had invoked provisions under the National Security Act and banished Patel's son from the Harda district limits, was under fire from the former minister. Patel made the official's transfer a prestige issue. State BJP has already issued a notice to Patel on the issue.
All efforts to contact Kamal Patel to get his response on cancellation of collector's transfer failed his phone remained switched off