Since taking charge of the Revenue and Land Reforms Department in Bihar, Minister cum Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Kumar Sinha is in action mode, while Circle Officers, Revenue employees and many revenue related personnel of many zonal offices are on strike since February 11 with 17-point demands. Meanwhile, several times the department requested the striking employees to return to work and assured that their demands would be considered.
A few days ago, Minister Vijay Kumar Sinha had said that if they do not return to work, action will be taken against those people and temporary reinstatement will also be made in their place. Now the department has also started taking action on that. In this series, on Wednesday, three employees of the zonal office, including two zonal officers and a land acquisition officer, have been suspended. Sadar CO of the capital Patna, Rajinikanth is also included in this suspension.
Deputy CM’s attitude is strict
Vijay Kumar Sinha clearly said that strict action will be taken against those creating obstruction in government work, indiscipline and making misleading statements. The suspended officers include Araria’s Additional District Land Acquisition Officer Jitendra Pandey, Patna Sadar Circle Officer Rajnikant and East Champaran’s Ghorasahan Circle Officer Anand Kumar.
During this period, the headquarters of all has been fixed as Commissioner’s Office, Purnia. This action has been taken under Rules 8, 9 and 10 of Bihar Government Service Conduct Rules 1978. He said that this is a necessary step towards maintaining discipline in the department.
50 percent employees are working
Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Sinha said that the employees of zonal offices across Bihar are not on strike. According to the report sent by the District Magistrates of all the districts, at present about 50 percent of the revenue officers are working. He said that work performance is extremely important in view of the closing of the financial year. Presently the census work is also being monitored by this department. Self counting work is to start from 17th April. Preparations for this are going on. Many campaigns are being run by the department. In such a situation, no action will be taken against the officers who return to their work immediately. But, those who disobey the orders of the government and create obstacles in its work will not be spared at any cost.
Warning to those making misleading statements
He warned that strict action will be taken against those spreading misleading propaganda in the media. Any kind of anarchy will not be accepted. Those making misleading statements will be suspended. The same was the case with the three officers who have been suspended.