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A elder sub-registrar, who earned a estimation for not accepting bribes, has been staging a peaceful protestation successful beforehand of Kandaya Bhavan, Bengaluru, for the past 2 days, urging the authorities to delegate him a posting aft months of uncertainty.
Narayanappa, a elder sub-registrar formerly posted successful Chintamani, was transferred 3 months agone but was not fixed a caller posting. The officer, who became wide known for prominently displaying boards successful his bureau declaring that bribes would not beryllium accepted, said helium has been near successful limbo ever since.
He served for astir 5 years successful Chintamani earlier being transferred without a posting.
To gully attraction to his situation, Mr. Narayanappa has placed a committee beside him that includes a transcript of his exertion requesting a posting, paper clippings that antecedently cited his ‘no-bribe’ argumentation and photographs of his earlier office. Seated with a transcript of the Bhagavad Gita successful hand, helium said his protestation would proceed until helium received a effect from the authorities.
No salary, nary posting
Speaking to The Hindu, Mr. Narayanappa said, “I person not received my wage and I person been without a posting for 3 months. I person repeatedly requested that I beryllium fixed a posting truthful that I tin work, but truthful acold I person received nary information. How americium I expected to tally my household without a wage and without a job?”
He alleged that though helium has submitted applications to the Inspector-General of Registration and Commissioner of Stamps successful Bengaluru, helium has not heard back. “That is wherefore I decided to clasp a peaceful protestation present for the past 2 days. I americium appealing done due channels delight delegate maine to immoderate vacant elder sub-registrar station aft counselling,” helium said.
During his tenure successful Chintamani, Mr. Narayanappa installed a ample committee extracurricular his bureau carrying a connection discouraging corruption. The committee read: “Demanding oregon accepting a bribe is simply a transgression nether the law. Taking bribes tarnishes the sanction of honorable people. Serving sincerely is the existent work to God. Bribes are not accepted here. Thank you for supporting honesty.”
Promotion not accepted
Meanwhile, speaking to The Hindu, Mullai Muhilan M.P., Inspector-General of Registration and Commissioner of Stamps, said, “The authorities has promoted respective elder sub-registrars, and Mr. Narayanappa is among those who received a promotion. However, helium has not accepted the promotion oregon reported to the caller post. Some officers, including him, approached the Karnataka Administrative Tribunal (KAT) and obtained a stay, which has affected their posting process.”
