Transferred 53 times, Khemka's journey now subject of a book

February 20, 2020 09:47

Haryana IAS officer Ashok Khemka, who has been transferred 53 times during his 27 years in the civil services, is now subject of a book by two Delhi-based journalists.

Just Transferred: The untold story of Ashok Khemka by Bhavdeep Kang and Namita Kala, which will be out on March 5, chronicles his journey from his birth into a middle-class family in Kolkata, to topping IIT, Kharagpur in 1988 and then cracking the civil services in 1991.

Khemka (54), who hit headlines when he cancelled the mutation of land deal between Congress president Sonia Gandhis son in-law Robert Vadra and real estate giant DLF during the Congress regime, faced his last transfer in November 2019. He is currently, Principal Secretary of Haryana Archives, Archeology and Museums Department.

According to the book, Throughout his career, Khemka has suffered at the hands of his political masters for his refusal to compromise the actions of those with vested interests have not been able to shake his indomitable spirit.

About the cancellation of mutation of Vadras land deal, the book mentions, With the Congress party in power, most people called it a suicidal move. But, true to his reputation for being scrupulously honest, Khemka didnt budge.

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