It asks them for priority list of applicants for temporary posts in the health wing of the corporation
It asks them for priority list of applicants for temporary posts in the health wing of the corporation
In a letter purportedly written by Thiruvananthapuram Mayor Arya Rajendran to Communist Party of India (Marxist) district secretary Anvoor Nagappan, he has been asked to “priority list” of applicants for temporary posts in the health wing of the corporation.
Youth organizations of the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Congress took out a protest march to the corporation office and demanded the resignation of the mayor to fill up temporary posts with those allegedly appointed in the party.
Tension prevailed in the corporation office after the march taken out by BJP councilors and Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha workers. Deputy Mayor PK Raju alleged that he was assaulted by BJP councilors during the protest. The BJP councilors, who staged a sit-in in front of the mayor’s office, were later arrested and removed by the police.
An official release from the mayor’s office said such a letter was never sent by the mayor or his office. The mayor was out of the station on the day the letter was to be sent. An official investigation was being conducted to ascertain the origin of the letter. The corporation will take legal action against those who make false allegations to defame the mayor and the ruling council.
Mr. Nagappan said that he has not received any such letter. Local Self-Government Minister MB Rajesh said in a release that 295 temporary vacancies will be filled through Employment Exchange.
The letter, whose authenticity is yet to be ascertained, was leaked after it was allegedly shared on a ward-level WhatsApp group.
In a letter written on November 1, the Mayor has said that the online application process has now been opened for a total of 295 daily wage earners in the health wing. Openings for Doctors, Nurses, Pharmacists, Lab Technicians, Optometrists and Sweepers are shown in the attached list of tentative posts.
She further requests the District Secretary of the party to take necessary steps to make available the “Priority List” of the candidates and notes that the applications should be submitted through the website tmc.lsgkerala.gov.in before 5 PM on 16th November. are to be done.
Anvoor Nagappan
Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) President K. Sudhakaran said he was not surprised by such an illegal letter from the Left-ruled corporation.
BJP state president K. Surendran, in a statement, demanded that the corporation administration under the leadership of Ms. Rajendran be sacked in the light of the purported letter. He questioned whether the CPI(M) district secretary has taken a decision on filling up the vacant posts in the corporation. The mayor violated the oath by recreating nepotism. He alleged that the corporation was also following the policy of the Left Democratic Front government of giving government jobs only to CPI(M) workers.