Novel protest to reach the ears of officials

AIYF volunteers conduct ear-piercing ceremony to get the newly built community hall opened

August 01, 2016 12:00 am | Updated 05:58 am IST

Attention please:Members of AIYF stage a unique protest against the delay in opening of a community hall at Subbiah Nagar at Thattanchavadi.— Photo: S.S. Kumar

Attention please:Members of AIYF stage a unique protest against the delay in opening of a community hall at Subbiah Nagar at Thattanchavadi.— Photo: S.S. Kumar

Last week, volunteers of the All India Youth Federation (AIYF) owing allegiance to the Communist Party of India hit the streets with a novel protest. They conducted an ear-piercing ceremony of children in Subbiah Nagar to protest against the long delay in opening a newly built community hall for public use.

Apparently, the neighbourhood was eagerly waiting for nearly four years for the commissioning of a community hall where weddings or other celebrations could be conducted. The AIYF said repeated representations made to the authorities concerned had fallen on deaf ears.

The workers conducted an ear-piercing ceremony of a few children in front of the premises to draw the attention of the authorities to open the community hall without further delay.

The community hall in Subbiah Nagar had been a solace for low-income group families, the activists pointed out.

Planned or perfunctory

The 122nd birth anniversary of the first Chief Minister Edward Goubert was celebrated by the Puducherry Government and other sections.

The Pradesh Congress Committee also joined in hosting the celebrations on its premises. But the turn out was poor only with a few MLAs present at the meeting addressed by Chief Minister V. Narayanasamy.

Though the occasion should have been a planned programme it turned out to be a perfunctory affair and the Congress leaders would surely not want such agonising scenarios in future.

Mr. Goubert was the first Chief Minister of Puducherry in the wake of Assembly elections held in 1963.

Rider clauses sour appointments

A couple of newly appointed chairmen are sour over the new rider clauses in the notification in their appointments. With the approval of Lieutenant Governor Kiran Bedi, the notifications were issued by concerned department heads. Unlike the usual five-year tenure of such jobs in the past, the present appointment is valid for a period of one year.

The performance of the statutory body under the leadership of the newly appointed chairman shall be reviewed before considering his/her continuance. A mid-term measurable performance appraisal of the institution shall also be carried out engaging professionals in the field, said the notification in their appointments.

Upset with the imposition of stringent clauses, an MLA confided that it was a humiliation and added, “We are not after any post. I don’t know on whose insistence the rider clauses were introduced. I am contemplating to tender my resignation soon.”

M. Dinesh Varma,

S. Prasad and

R. Sivaraman

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