Lucknow, Dec 05: The Uttar Pradesh government has accepted the resignation of state chief secretary Akhand Pratap Singh who had put in his papers on Wednesday, according sources here today. While tendering his resignation, Singh had requested the government to relieve him from duty with immediate effect.
The name of the new chief secretary is likely to be announced today, sources in the state secretariat said. Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav, in an informal chat with reporters yesterday, had said that a new chief secretary would be announced shortly. Bureau Report