Even as the counting progressed and the emergence of Narendra Modi as the next Prime Minister firmed up on Friday, bureaucrats of the Consumer Ministry were giving final touches to the idea of superseding the NCCF Board.
As if smelling the dwindling clout of Sharad Pawar in the wake of the yet-to-come election results the self-important officials lost no time and dismantled the elected Board of the apex body of consumer federation, the NCCF with absolute disdain for cooperatives and cooperators.
A new Administrator M K Parida was appointed who lost no time and rushed to take charge of the apex consumer cooperative. Parida who stood at the centre of controversy as MD before S K Nag’s appointment, reportedly took the decision of promoting his favourites whom the erstwhile Board had refused a promotion. He is also said to have released the DA of employees thereby earning their goodwill in one sweep.
Talking to Indian Cooperative a disappointed NCCF Chairman Virendra Singh said the board has 
When Indian Cooperative asked NCUI Vice-Chairman G H Amin on the issue, he said ”superseding elected Board is not the correct way. If the govt thinks some wrong has been done it may set up enquiry or may even met out punishment to the guilty but this practice of supersession is condemnable.”
“The speed with which the whole drama unfolded was remarkable. There was a clear attempt by the Babus to “do it” before the new government takes over”, commented one of the observers.
Indian Cooperative has learnt that the Ministry bureaucrats have taken it personally as in the last Board meeting some of the Board members hooted out the Managing Director S K Nag and perhaps also used swear words. Nag is said to have left the Board meeting midway.
Later, hearing a petition filed by Jeet Ram Gupta in the Delhi High Court, the Court has quashed the order appointing the Managing Director S K Nag as MD of NCCF. The learned Judges ruled “It needs no further argument to reach the conclusion that the Office Order dated December 23, 2013 is without jurisdiction. We quash the same.”
The order further says “If the Central Government is of the opinion that an Administrator of the Society needs to be appointed it would be free to exercise that power but in the manner as prescribed by law.”
Taking cue, the Ministry deemed it fit to supersede the Board even while the whole of India was watching election results with bated breath.