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The chief secretary also asked the officers to ensure zero tolerance towards corruption. The BJD wants to influence the public through the officers. "The meeting was held in a hotel in the state capital on Thursday and Friday and according to Acharya was chaired by chief secretary Aditya Prasad Padhi and attended by more than 300 block development officers and several IAS officers posted in the districts.Stating that bureaucrats can't hold such a 'secret' meeting, Acharya questioned why the media was not invited to the event. CUTTACK: A two-day meeting of bureaucrats in Bhubaneswar has generated controversy with the BJP claiming it was an attempt to further the political agenda of the BJD ahead of next year's assembly and Lok Sabha elections.Describing it as a 'secret' meeting of IAS officers carried out at the behest of a trusted aide of chief minister Naveen Patnaik , BJP spokesperson Pitambar Acharya told the media, "It shows the evil design of the BJD government. There is no politics in it..