Allegiance to Constitution never wavered: IAS officer rebuts Andhra SEC

Amaravati, Jan 30 : Following Andhra Pradesh State Election Commissioner (SEC) Nimmagadda Ramesh Kumar levelling allegations against senior IAS officer Praveen Prakash, the latter rebutted the allegations and said that his allegiance to the Constitution never wavered.
Prakash refuted the three allegations of not responding to the SEC’s mail, influencing collectors and superintendents of police against attending Kumar’s video conference and about his earlier transfers.
Prakash, who is the principal secretary to the chief minister and also holds the same post in the general administration department (GAD), said he immediately responded to Kumar’s email sent to him on Monday, “I have replied to Ramesh that principal secretary political is not an independent office. Chief secretary (CS) is the head of GAD and I report to him. I humbly submitted to Ramesh that in future also all communications should be addressed to the CS,” said Prakash.
He said that as far as the All India Services (AIS) officers’ issues are concerned, the decision never comes at the principal secretary level.
“So holding me accountable for the points raised above is in what way justifiable sir? Is it fair? Is it ethical sir?” posed Prakash to Chief Secretary Das.