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This unique case is in the headlines. The application letter written by Bairia Tehsil SDM Alok Pratap Singh to Ballia DM for leave is becoming increasingly viral on social media these days. In this letter, the SDM has asked for eight days leave for treatment, but the most discussed issue is the thumb impression placed at the end of the letter.
Baliya: These days a government letter is going viral on social media. The reason is that a senior official had to put a thumb impression instead of his signature on his own letter. Mostly such a scenario is seen in rural papers, but when an SDM was forced to do so, the matter was not digested by the people and has become a topic of discussion.
Application forms are becoming increasingly viral on social media these days.
Now this unique case is in the headlines. The application letter written by Bairia Tehsil SDM Alok Pratap Singh to Ballia DM for leave is becoming increasingly viral on social media these days. In this letter, the SDM has asked for eight days leave for treatment, but the most discussed issue is the thumb impression placed at the end of the letter. After all, why does an officer put a thumb impression instead of signing? What is the reason? Know further…
what is the whole matter
Let us tell you that Alok Pratap Singh, working on the post of Deputy District Magistrate i.e. SDM in Bairia Tehsil of Ballia district, has told in his application that he has been bitten very painfully in both his hands by a pet dog, due to which the wound has become very dangerous. Although the SDM has got treatment from the local doctor, there is still bleeding and severe pain from the wound. According to the SDM’s letter, the doctors have advised to take him to a big institute for better treatment.
He has also mentioned in the leaflet that due to injury and plaster on his hands, he is unable to sign, hence he has to put his thumb impression on the application.
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