India News: Almost a week after the Uttar Pradesh government suspended IAS officer Durga Shakti Nagpal, Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Saturday expressed concern over the matter. In a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, the Congress president wrote that Nagpal should not be penalized for standing up against "vested interests", evoking a sharp retort from Mulayam Singh Yadav's ruling Samajwadi Party.

Gandhi said there is widespread concern that the suspended officer in the course of her public duties was seen to be standing up against vested interests engaging in illegal activity. It is reported that Nagpal has been hastily suspended for unsubstantiated reasons, she said. "We must ensure that the officer is not unfairly treated," she told the Prime Minister. Nagpal had shot into limelight by acting against the sand mafia in the state.
"Implementation machinery must see that the conditions are conducive to delivery of public services without fear or favor," she added.

In the letter written by her as chairperson of National Advisory Council (NAC), Gandhi asked Singh to focus on such issues as highlighted by the present case and if there was need for bringing in more measures to protect government servants. She also asked the PM if he could intervene in the case and see how can Durga, Gautam Buddha Nagar sub-divisional magistrate (SDM), be helped.

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