Chandigarh administration sends back another Haryana Civil Service officer, second in 10 days

Just 10 days after Haryana Civil Service (HCS) officer Dr Richa was sent back by the Chandigarh administration, another HCS officer, Sumeet Sihag, was repatriated to his parent cadre on Thursday. Sources said that Sihag had written to the Chandigarh administration requesting to send him back citing personal reasons. This was during the ongoing tussle between officers of the Haryana cadre and the Union Territory cadre. On September 15, HCS officer Dr Richa was sent back to her parent cadre of Haryana by the Chandigarh administration, almost eight months after joining the Union Territory on deputation. On Thursday, the order for Sihag’s repatriation said, “The Administrator, U.T. Chandigarh, is pleased to relieve Sumeet Sihag HCS, Joint Commissioner Municipal corporation Chandigarh, fr