'Cold-blooded murder of democracy': IAS officer suspended for skipping minister’s briefing

Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) Member Secretary M Devender Singh has been suspended pending disciplinary proceedings. The suspension follows allegations by Environment Minister Pankaja Munde that the IAS officer failed to attend ministerial briefings. BJP MLA Sudhir Mungatiwar strongly condemned the officer's alleged insubordination, calling it a 'murder of democracy'.

By CHAITANYA MARPAKWAR