A group of Telangana employees today protested in front of the office of Finance Secretary Navin Mittal, charging his personal secretary Padmavati of harassing them and interfering in their promotions. They also accused her of discriminating against them based on their ethnicity.
Padmavati countered that some of her colleagues were deliberately targeting her. She added that if the allegations against her were proved, she would resign.
However, the protestors refused to budge, even after Navin Mittal invited them for talks. The situation got tense as the protestors were allegedly vandalizing the Secretary's office.
As a precautionary step, the Telangana government issued orders transferring Padmavati to the office of Advisor G R Reddy.
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