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Rajasthan minister’s sanitation workers protest sparks clash in Alwar
Rajasthan Minister Sanjay Sharma joined sanitation workers protesting for appointment letters in Alwar on Wednesday, leading to a clash between BJP and Congress workers. The workers demand letters for 69 candidates out…
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Rajasthan Minister Sanjay Sharma joined sanitation workers protesting for appointment letters in Alwar on Wednesday, leading to a clash between BJP and Congress workers. The workers demand letters for 69 candidates out of 329 selected in 2012, pending despite a 2019 High Court directive. Sharma blamed local officials for the delay and refused to leave until letters were issued.
Tension escalated when Congress workers arrived, leading to slogans and a scuffle inside the municipal commissioner's chamber. The protest ended after five hours when the additional district magistrate brought five appointment letters. Sharma handed these to a worker representative and said remaining letters would be distributed on August 16. Congress leaders, including Ashok Gehlot, attacked the BJP government, calling the episode an embarrassment and accusing the bureaucracy of being out of control.
The Indian Opinion
The sight of a minister forced to sit on dharna before his own government’s bureaucracy is a rare indictment of Rajasthan’s administration. Congress calls it proof of a corrupt system; BJP may dismiss it as a lone episode. But the 2012 recruitment mess, the High Court order from 2019, and the three-month delay in issuing 69 appointment letters suggest a deeper stall. The real test is not who protests but whether all 69 letters get handed out on August 16 as promised.
Source: thehindu.com
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