<p>Former KAS officer K Mathai on Tuesday alleged that the state government had appointed K S Somashekhar as personal secretary to BDA chairman S R Vishwanath without following rules and was paying him over Rs 2 lakh a month. </p>.<p>Mathai, who is now associated with the Aam Aadmi Party, said that someone who was not a KAS officer had been appointed to a post on the KAS junior scale.</p>.<p>“Even though the salary for this post is around Rs 50,000 to 60,000 per month, Somashekhar is getting a huge salary of Rs 3,12,002. Even the BDA commissioner doesn’t draw this much in salary.” </p>.<p>“What is the reason behind giving a huge salary to the personal secretary when the BDA has been under loss for several years?” Mathai said. </p>.<p>He alleged that Vishwanath and the BDA commissioner “influenced” Somashekhar’s appointment. </p>.<p>Vishwanath, however, refuted the allegations and said it was the government that fixed the salary of his personal secretary. “Somashekhar is a joint secretary of the Rajya Sabha and has been on a deputation here. So, he is drawing a salary of what he was getting as joint secretary of the Rajya Sabha,” Vishwanath added. </p>
<p>Former KAS officer K Mathai on Tuesday alleged that the state government had appointed K S Somashekhar as personal secretary to BDA chairman S R Vishwanath without following rules and was paying him over Rs 2 lakh a month. </p>.<p>Mathai, who is now associated with the Aam Aadmi Party, said that someone who was not a KAS officer had been appointed to a post on the KAS junior scale.</p>.<p>“Even though the salary for this post is around Rs 50,000 to 60,000 per month, Somashekhar is getting a huge salary of Rs 3,12,002. Even the BDA commissioner doesn’t draw this much in salary.” </p>.<p>“What is the reason behind giving a huge salary to the personal secretary when the BDA has been under loss for several years?” Mathai said. </p>.<p>He alleged that Vishwanath and the BDA commissioner “influenced” Somashekhar’s appointment. </p>.<p>Vishwanath, however, refuted the allegations and said it was the government that fixed the salary of his personal secretary. “Somashekhar is a joint secretary of the Rajya Sabha and has been on a deputation here. So, he is drawing a salary of what he was getting as joint secretary of the Rajya Sabha,” Vishwanath added. </p>
