Kejriwal guarantees IAS officers' security, asks them to return to work


New Delhi, Jun 17 (IANS): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday assured the IAS officers of their safety and security and urged them to "return to work" and attend ministers' meetings.

"I wish to assure them that I will ensure their safety and security with all my powers and resources available at my command. I have given similar assurances earlier also to many officers who have been meeting me privately. I reiterate it today," Kejriwal said in a letter posted on his Twitter account.

The IAS Officers' Association had earlier in the day told reporters that they feared for their safety under this government and had alleged that despite cases of assault on civil servants, there has been no assurance from the Chief Minister.

"We all had various experiences of assault. We will not attend a meeting if we are not feeling safe. We have gone out of the way to ensure that public do not suffer, their work does not suffer, but we will not work at the cost of our life.

"We don't go to places where we don't feel safe. We need a culture of trust to work," IAS Association Secretary Manisha Saxena, who is a Divisional Commissioner and Secretary, Arts, Culture, Languages, had told reporters on Sunday afternoon.

She also refuted Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders' charge of civil servants being on strike, saying officers are attending all the statutory meetings and also working overtime.

Assuaging them with the promise of their safety, Kejriwal urged the bureaucrats to stop boycotting the government and start meeting the ministers and take their phone calls.

"They should work without fear or pressure. They should not come under any pressure from any sources whether state government or Central government or any political party," he added.

Also on Sunday, AAP led a massive protest rally through the heart of the city demanding from the Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his intervention in the matter and persuading the bureaucrats to return to work.

 

  

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  • Vincent Rodrigues, Bengaluru/Katapadi

    Mon, Jun 18 2018

    Better not the centre meddle more with Delhi government which is really performing well

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  • Mangalurian, Mangaluru

    Mon, Jun 18 2018

    An elected Government has taken on the responsbility of delivering various services.

    But it is the 9-to-5 public servants who are paid to do the actual work of delivery. And, as every member of the public has experienced, the gap between their expectations and delivery is huge. An application can take months before it is seen by a clerk.

    This proves that it is not easy for an elected Government to deliver much, despite great intentions. Our babus will remain babus. For this reason, Margaret Thatcher privatised many services. This example was followed by many countries.

    Air India is the greatest example of a babu-run business.

    This is the reason too why Narendra Bhai's achievements are a big zero.

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mangalore

    Mon, Jun 18 2018

    Trounced BJP should stop meddling in Delhi 😁😁😁

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  • mahesh, Mangalore

    Sun, Jun 17 2018

    This guy should be called ultawala.
    Always backtracking.
    Few months back he apologised to amrinder singh and Arun jaitley.

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  • P Aarumugham, Bangalore/UAE

    Sun, Jun 17 2018

    Blow...Hot...Blow...Cold
    Delhi is in AAP's hold! (it's a elected Govt)

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  • HENRY MISQUITH, Bahrain

    Sun, Jun 17 2018

    .. but FEKU wants to divide and rule

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  • Tom Cat, Mangalore

    Mon, Jun 18 2018

    Dear Henery Misquith please don't call pokada minister "feku" he only fit person in an unfit country.
    You must respect him for his Jumalas, and his promises which he will fulfill ever after.

    I have pain in the heart when people call our beloved pokada minister feku cause he is not one. He is only one who works for 30hours out of 24hours, hence stop calling him feku.

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