DoT extends suspension of official Ashish Joshi for another six months

The telecom department is learnt to have extended suspension of Uttarakhand-based officer Ashish Joshi – who had written to Delhi Police to take action against a rebel AAP MLA for posting an ‘incendiary’ video online. “DoT has extended suspension of Ashish Joshi, former controller of communication accounts, for a period of 180 days beyond initial 180 days of suspension. No reason has been explained in the order copy,” an official source told .

The extension order was issued on May 16 – 10 days after he had written to telecom secretary Aruna Sundararajan seeking appointment.

The suspended official alleged that he is being targeted after he approached Sundararajan and former telecom minister Manoj Sinha on violation of transfer policy guidelines to favour some officers in his cadre and related Cabinet orders.