Executive Officer suspends four employees, attached them with directorate ULB Kashmir
Reyaz Rashid
Baramulla: A day after Municipal Committee Baramulla (MCB) employees vandalized fruit,vegetable and other food items laden carts of street vendors in Baramulla town, Director Urban Local Bodies Kashmir on Tuesday directed Executive Officer MC Baramulla to take stern action against employees who ‘inhumanly’ acted against the street vendors and destroyed their carts following which EO MCB suspended the four of its erring employees.
Director Urban Local Bodies Kashmir vide his letter no DULB/363-66 dated 04-01-2021 directed Executive Officer MC Baramullah to take action against employees who ‘inhumanly’ acted against the street vendors. He also asked EO Baramulla to recover the losses from employees the street vendors suffered.
“The video circulated on the social media, wherein the employees ofMunicipal council Baramulla were seen destroying the articles/ tems being sold by the street vendors on their vending cars.
The scene was quite painful as the concerned staff of the Municipal Council has acted inhumanly against the street vendors.These kind of practices are bringing bod name fo the MC in particular and department as a whole. I am conveying a serious displeasure on this action of the Municipal Council Baramulla,” the letter reads.
“The actions of employees were criticized by one and all as poor vendors had suffered losses. Humanly approach should have been adopted to ensure vendors don’t encroach pavements or roads,” the letter of Director ULB reads.
“You are therefore directed to recover the losses suffered by these vendors from the concerned erring staff involved in such inhuman act and compensate the vendors accordingly. Besides, all the concerned staff involved in the brutal action shall immediately be placed under suspension and relieved to this Directorate by today and a detailed report in the matter be furnished to this Directorate through return mall”, the order reads.
It is pertinent to mention here that yesterday MC Baramulla employees were caught on video harassing and toppling the carts of street vendors in Baramulla drawing criticism from the public.
Later, Executive Officer Municipal Council Baramulla following directions of Director ULB issued an order bearing No:-MC/Bla/Estt/2022/ 266o-64 dated 04-01-2021 in wich four erring officials were suspended with immediate effect for their inhuman behaviour and vandalizing carts of poor street vendors.
“Taking cognizance of the viral video clip streamed on social media and adhering to the directions of worthy Director, Urban Local Bodies Kashmir conveyed vide letter No:
DULB/G/363-66 dated:-04-01-2022, the following involved officials are hereby paced under suspension with immediate effect and attached to the Office of Directorate of Urban Local Bodies Kashmir Habitat Centre Bemina Srinagar,” the order reads.
The officials include Khilatwarzi Assistant Sheikh Sajad Parvaiz,Demolition Guard Faizan Akbar Zunga,Sanitary Supervisor Sajad Ahmad Khanday, Cleaner Nazir Ahmad Bhat.
Important to mention here, few Face book journalists in Baramulla are blindly supporting the actions of MC and other government departments without checking or ascertaining the facts.
The Chairman Municipal Council Baramulla Touseef Raina had said that the cart vendors were warned several times in the past week and action against them was necessary. He however had said that the way employees of MC Baramulla took action against the cart vendors is unjustified.
He reached out to the street vendors and assured them that their losses would be compensated but they have to cooperate with MCB.