Excise Minister Jupally Krishna Rao accused senior IAS officer SAM Rizvi of misconduct, urging the Chief Secretary to reject his VRS application. The allegations relate to delays in liquor hologram tenders, raising questions about the timing and motive behind the Minister’s claims

Hyderabad: Excise Minister Jupally Krishna Rao’s attempt to accuse senior IAS officer SAM Rizvi of misconduct and share a letter addressed to Chief Secretary K Ramakrishna Rao with media organisations appears to be part of a larger attempt to shield himself from controversy.

In his letter, the Minister urged the Chief Secretary to reject Rizvi’s application for voluntary retirement . Rizvi, Principal Secretary (Commercial Taxes and Excise), had sought Voluntary Retirement Scheme (VRS) citing personal reason

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