Bhopal: Deputy secretary in Panchayat and Rural Development department in Madhya Pradesh and 2011 batch IAS officer Neha Marvya has accused her senior and principal chief secretary Manish Rastogi of humiliating her and not assigning any work. The story was confirmed by IANS news agency and followed by several news media outlets like TOI and Free Press. However Free Press has removed the content for some reasons.
According to the published news , IAS officer Marvya had made these allegations in whatsapp group of Madhya Pradesh's women IAS officers. As a consequence the post went viral on social media.
IAS Neha wrote this in WhatsApp post
There is a WhatsApp group of women IAS. Neha expressed her pain while sharing the post on this group. He wrote in it- This is the first time I am writing something. If you do not speak even now, then you will be ashamed of being an IAS and a human. Seniors will be able to guide me well. Can help too. I was posted as Additional CEO in MNREGA in Bhopal. Was on leave from 4 July 2022 to 7 July. On the evening of 7 July, a call was received from the Deputy Secretary, General Administration Department.
It was told that he has been transferred as Deputy Secretary in the Revenue Department. After this, on July 8, I reached to be relieved from MNREGA. After the process, Chief Minister and Principal Secretary of Revenue Department Manish went to Rastogi’s chamber. He said- You cannot come to the chamber. They don’t even have a job, so you’ve been put under me to mend. I see you After this I asked him my mistake, but he did not answer. He said- You do not have the right to speak.
Requested him that I had come in MNREGA vehicle, he has returned. If he was sent home by some vehicle, he refused. When I asked how I would go home, she said ask the staff how they go home from Vallabh Bhavan. He called the PA and told me get out.
The Deputy Secretary tried to arrange a vehicle for me. The principal secretary refused, reprimanding him too. Should I be silent on this matter? When PS didn’t have work for me, why did he invite me to his Under? Have they hired me to torture? Very sad.
Retired women officers came in support
After this, retired IAS officers also came in his support. He wrote that you fight for the right, I am with you. At the same time, in this case another woman IAS officer wrote that it is not right to write all these things in a social media group like this.
Sources told agencies that while some women IAS officers have hailed Marvya for raising her voice, others advised her against sharing such such messages in the group.
Past Controversies :
Earlier, she had come into the limelight due to a dispute with veteran BJP leader and Sports Minister Yashodhara Raje in the Madhya Pradesh government.
According to another media reports, when IAS Neha Marvya was posted in Jabalpur, she had a dispute with District Panchayat President Manorama Patel. The matter of both of them had also reached the CMO and the whole matter was brought to an end by their transfer.
Who is IAS Neha Marvya Singh ?
IAS officer Neha Marvya Singh is originally from UP. Born on 22 August 1986, Neha Marvya Singh has completed her B.Tech degree from Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad.
She has held the posts of Deputy Secretary, Jabalpur District Panchayat CEO, SDO, Land Revenue Officer Ashoknagar, SDA Bhopal, Assistant Collector Betul etc. in Rural Development Department.
When reporters tried to contact Neha Marvya on this issue, the calls and messages were not responded to. Therefore the viral news cannot be completely confirmed prima facie.Awaiting inputs from the agencies and readers.