Motion shall be taken if officers ignore calls of MLAs, MLCs: UP govt

The order, issued by JP Singh, the principal secretary within the parliamentary affairs division, mentioned that the problem was raised within the state meeting creating an “uneasy scenario” for the federal government.

“… regardless of directives issued by the chief secretary by means of video conferencing to divisional commissioners/district magistrates it has come to the state authorities’s discover that totally different officers are neither taking calls from the members of the state legislature nor are they returning the calls,” the order mentioned.

“Hon’ble members are elevating this concern within the Home and on the parliamentary monitoring committees and this results in an uneasy scenario for the federal government which is regrettable,” it mentioned, including: “The state authorities will take disciplinary motion in case of any complaints now.”

Meeting speaker Satish Mahana, in the meantime, mentioned that he has requested MLAs to convey proof of officers ignoring their calls to provoke motion.

“There are complaints from MLAs that the officers refuse to take their calls. This concern has been dropped at my discover, and I’ve requested the MLAs to come back with proof. We are going to act underneath related guidelines in opposition to the officers violating the directions given on this regard,” Mahana mentioned.

Samajwadi Get together chief Pankaj Malik mentioned that regardless of repeated complaints, the federal government had did not take any motion.

“There are constant complaints of officers refusing to take cellphone calls from the general public representatives. The state authorities’s repeated orders have did not make any impression, and this means that the paperwork dominates the functioning of this authorities,” mentioned Malik.

BJP MLC Vijay Pathak mentioned: “Not taking calls is the breach of privilege of the general public representatives. At any time when there are complaints, the state authorities repeats this order. Chief minister Yogi Adityanath has requested the officers to make sure that the calls of public representatives are taken by them and motion is taken on the complaints dropped at their discover.”