What happened
Odisha Police have summoned V. Karthikeya Pandian, a close aide of former Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, in connection with the disappearance of two files from the Chief Minister’s Office during the previous Biju Janata Dal government. The summons makes the matter part of a formal inquiry into missing official records inside the state secretariat machinery.
Background and earlier position
State secretariats are expected to preserve official files as part of routine administrative functioning. File custody is important for decision-making, later scrutiny, and accountability in government. A missing-file case in the Chief Minister’s Office therefore goes beyond a clerical lapse and touches the integrity of administrative record-keeping.
What changed now
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