100 days have passed since the BJP government was formed in Delhi and with this a big reshuffle is going to happen in the capital. According to information received from sources, Delhi LG VK Saxena is now being transferred to Jammu and Kashmir. And now there is talk of appointing retired IAS officer Rajesh Khullar as the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi in his place. However, this has not been officially confirmed yet.
However, it is being considered certain in political circles that Rajesh Khullar can be the next Lieutenant Governor of Delhi. Let us tell you that Rajesh Khullar has also been the Principal Chief Secretary of former Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar and current CM Nayab Singh Saini. It can be said that Rajesh Khullar had dominance in the corridors of power in Haryana.
Life of Rajesh Khullar
Khullar was born on 31 August 1963 in Ambala Cantt. He completed his graduation from Kurukshetra University and obtained M.Sc. in Physics with a gold medal from Punjab University.While pursuing MTech at IIT-Delhi, he was selected for the Indian Police Service (IPS) in 1987 and was posted in the Maharashtra cadre. However, during his training at the National Police Academy in Hyderabad, he was selected for the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) in 1988
Big change in the process of government recruitment and transfer
The credit for computerizing the process of government recruitment, transfer and land use change, which is considered the root of corruption in Haryana, goes to Rajesh Khullar. Rajesh Khullar was appointed as Executive Director in the Washington DC office of the World Bank in September 2020. He was appointed for three years.
Held many important positions
During his 35-year long tenure, Rajesh Khullar was the DC, department head and administrative secretary of many districts. Just before the Lok Sabha elections, when BJP made Naib Saini the new CM of Haryana in place of Manohar Lal, even then Rajesh Khullar was his Chief Principal Secretary.
Deputy government expressed trust in Rajesh Khullar
When appointments started in CMO after the formation of Haryana government, the first appointment was made of retired IAS officer Rajesh Khullar. Rajesh Khullar was made the Chief Principal Secretary to Naib Saini who became the Chief Minister for the second time. The state government increased the honour and status of Rajesh Khullar and gave him the status equal to that of a cabinet minister.
Rajesh Khullar was the Principal Secretary of former Chief Minister Manohar Lal in his government and later also became the Chief Principal Secretary. The BJP government fought and won the Lok Sabha and Assembly elections under his guidance. Chief Secretary TVSN Prasad has issued the appointment order of Rajesh Khullar.