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President suspends BS Lalli as chief executive of Prasar Bharti
The allegations against Lalli included the controversial decision to give the contract for broadcast of Delhi Commonwealth Games to a UK-based firm SIS Live.
Updated : Nov 21, 2013, 01:44 PM IST
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President Pratibha Patil tonight ordered the suspension of Prasar Bharti's controversial chief executive officer (CEO) BS Lalli, who is in the eye of a storm facing allegations of irregularities in the country's largest public broadcaster.
The order for the suspension has been signed by Patil, official sources said tonight. The order came on the eve of the President's deparature to Hyderabad for the annual winter sojourn.
The presidential action came after the Prime Minister's Office(PMO) forwarded to Patil the letter by the information and broadcasting ministry recommending the suspension of 63-year-old Lalli, a 1971-batch IAS officer of the Uttar Pradesh cadre.
According to the Prasar Bharati Act, the chairman or a member of Prasar Bharati can only be removed by an order of the President on the ground of misbehaviour after the Supreme Court holds an inquiry following a reference to it.
Member (Executive) is the chief executive of the public broadcaster. Pending inquiry, the CEO can be placed under suspension as per the provisions of the Act.
Prasar Bharati was formed in 1997 as a public service broadcaster. This is the first time that its CEO faces the prospect of being removed from the post and is a test case of sorts.
The allegations against Lalli included the controversial decision to give the contract for broadcast of Delhi Commonwealth Games to a UK-based firm SIS Live.
The ministry's move recommending his suspension came a week after President Patil gave her assent to a Supreme Court inquiry into the alleged irregularities in Prasar Bharati.
Lalli, who assumed the CEO's post in December 2006, was indicted by the Central Vigilance Commission which accused him of breach of Parliamentary privilege, giving undue favours to some broadcast companies and financial mismanagement.
Reacting to the presidential reference, Lalli had said "a lot of intrigue and mischief" was going on within the organisation against him that was "abetted and encouraged" by powerful elements from outside.
He, however, hoped that the inquiry by the Supreme Court would get finalised quickly so that the "true picture is known to the public at large".
