Punished for honesty

Regardless of the justifications that the Akhilesh Yadav Government of Uttar Pradesh trots out, the fact is that it has hounded and persecuted intrepid IAS officer Durga Shakti Nagpal for doing her job effectively. If the State administration is to be believed, Ms Nagpal’s decision to demolish a wall that was being illegally raised on Government land near a mosque in Kadalpur village imperilled her position, as her action could have led to a communal flare-up.