First of all, we would like to
sincerely congratulate the unity shown by the staff members of Dhenkanal
Division irrespective of wing and cadre against their arrogant officiating
superintendent who had been continuously
harassing and misbehaving the staff members including the women employees since
the vary day of his posting.
The determination registered by each
militant member of the Division continuously for more than 24 hours against the
inhumane activities of the Superintendent is highly praise worthy. All the 54 post offices including 2 H Os
remained non-functional on 16.12.2016.
In the first hour on 16.11.2016, Com.
R C Mishra, Circle Secretary and Com. B Samal, Vice-President, AIPEU, Group-C,
Odisha Circle discussed the matter with
Sri Ashok Rath, Asst. Director (SB) and Dr. S K Kamila, Chief
PMG in Circle Office and intimated the whole
position with demand to immediately transfer Sri B M Das Mohapatra, Supdt.,
Dhenkanal Division so that the agitation may cease. In addition we also demanded that since Sri
Das Mohapatra lacks managerial capability to work for the public which resulted
in paralysation of the Division at a
time when the Department of Posts is fully involved in the demonetization
process and members of public are put into untold sufferings for exchange and
deposit of WOS banknotes, he should not be posted anymore as Divisional head.
The Chief PMG told that he had
entrusted the work to the Regional PMG, Samablpur for taking necessary action
and assured that all feasible measures will be taken after conducting an
impartial inquiry. We requested the Chief PMG to ask the PMG to move to the
spot for immediate solution. We also tried to contact the PMG, Sambalpur, whose
mobile was found switched off. Later we
came to know that he was busy in the District Level Philatelic Exhibition
organized by Keonjhar Division. As informed by the Chief PMG, Sri Das Mohapatra
begged apology to the agitated mass without any result.
We failed to realize the stand of the
administration that when the Divisional as a whole has been paralyzed with
closure of all the post offices and all staff members of the Division are on
agitation since yesterday, how it was not felt necessary by the administration
to move to the spot and speak to the agitated employees.
However, Com. R C Mishra, Circle
Secretary and Com. B Samal, Vice-President, AIPEU, Group-C, Odisha Circle proceeded to the spot accompanied with Com. Pramod Kumar Pattnaik and Lingaraj
Sahoo, President and Vice-President of Bhubaneswar Division and Com. Bishnu
Prasad Das, Circle Financial Secretary.
The situation was quite tensed with
agitated employees of all the entire Division, police and members of public. We
interacted many employees. As experienced,
not a single member is satisfied with the nature, body-language,
work-culture and above all with mind-set
of Sri Das Mohapatra. A Britishraj is almost going on. As opined, Sri
Das Mohapatra even never speaks politely to his fellow workers. “Do you know
me?’, “I will see you.”, “I will charge-sheet you.” are some of the common
dialogues he uses time and again. Full dictatorship ! we were surprised how
these employees are tolerating such misbehaviour till date. The present
situation was nothing but the outcome of supressed anger of the staff members.
The whole situation was intimated to Sri
Ashok Rath, Asst. Director (SB)
and Dr. S K Kamila, Chief PMG in Circle Office over telephone along with the
determination of the employees to continue with the dharana until Sri Das
Mohapatra is relieved from Dhenkanal Division. A joint memorandum in this
regard was also forwarded to the Chief PMG, Odisha Circle by the Divisional
leadership of NFPE and FNPO.
Realizing the public inconvenience for
exchange of WOS banknotes, the
leadership of Dhenkanal Division agreed to open one exchange counter in Dhenkanal HO on the appeal of District
administration.
At last, with the kind intervention of
the Chief PMG, Odisha Circle, Sri Das Mohapatra was relieved handing over
charge to one ASPOs. The Chief PMG assured our Circle Secretary over phone that
said Sri Das Mohapatra will not be posted back again to Dhenkanal Division and
the placement committee will decide his subsequent posting.
Thus, after getting the above
assurance from the Chief PMG, Odisha Circle through our Circle Secretary and
considering the gravity of current situation due to demonetization, it was
decided by the Divisional leadership of Dhenkanal Division to bring a stop to
the agitation after Sri Das Mohapatra was relieved with heavy police escort.
As known, a press statement was
released later in late night and the offices in Dhenakanl Division are
functioning as usual today (17.11.2016)
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