Despite
attempts to bring in transparency in the survey department, many of the senior
officials, including additional director who is second in command and who had
taken severe steps against corrupt officials is being made a scapegoat under
political pressure.
With
pressure mounting from the various unions against some of the officials,
especially additional director E R Sobhana, the revenue department is known to have decided to give the
charge of the additional director to a joint director. It is alleged that the
decision has been taken without looking into the complaints that have been
raised against the additional director but only on certain political pressure.
Apart from this, the sources said that the move was also alleged to scuttle the
survey inspection of Karuna estate. Sobhana has been given the charge of the
survey of the estate after the government constituted a team to trace the
excess and illegally possessed land with the Karuna Estate at Nelliyampathy.
Moreover,
sources said that the official who is now being given the charge had been
involved in many controversies. The survey vigilance unit had earlier
recommended for suspending and even demoting this official who is now being
handed over the charge. As many as five cases are also pending with the survey
vigilance unit against the official, highly placed sources said.
It is
known that the Chief Minister had written in a file that was forwarded to the
revenue department for taking necessary action on the complaint. This was also
confirmed by Revenue Minister Adoor Prakash, who earlier said that the CM had
asked to take necessary decision on the complaint that has been raised against
the additional director. However, he did not divulge more on the issue.
As part
of streamlining the survey department, the additional director had transferred
certain people who were siting idle for years at the directorate to other
offices, which is alleged to have led certain union leaders to come forward
against the additional director.
Source: The New Indian Express
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