CHENNAI: A clerical worker in the Medavakkam village panchayat found himself in hassle after a video clip allegedly appearing him demanding a bribe from an area resident was once shared on social media on Monday.
The video, shared by means of social activism workforce Arappor Iyakkam, shows the clerk Babu demanding Rs five,000 as “construction fees” with a purpose to begin property tax cost. The video was once recorded the usage of a cell phone camera.
In the clip, the resident is told that property tax dues of a little over Rs 2,500 had been pending. When the resident sought to pay the dues, Babu proceeds to invite for construction fees. The resident then asks what this intended to which Babu replies, “Bring along somebody who is aware of what construction fees imply.”
TOI spoke to the resident who shot the clip who requested anonymity. “The incident took place after I visited the panchayat place of job with adequate documents, together with development permit notice and sale deeds. The flat promoter had told me that paying Rs five,000 as bribe was once the norm. But I wanted to check for myself if I may just get the process accomplished with no need to pay the bribe,” he mentioned.
The resident claimed that since he decided not to pay the bribe to the staffer, his property tax dues have not been amassed but. “The video was once shot over a month ago. The clerk told me he wanted to verify information. For three different flat house owners in my condo complex, no such process was once needed because they paid the bribe,” he added.
TOI reached out to the Medavakkam village panchayat place of job the place a staffer mentioned that Babu was once not in place of job. The staffer refused to provide Babu’s personal contact number. TOI rang the St Thomas Mount block construction place of job, beneath whose jurisdiction the Medavakkam village panchayat purposes, and asked if construction fees had been amassed in village panchayats. After a lot hesitation, a staffer on the block construction place of job knowledgeable that “no such fee” was once to be amassed. “The concerned individual can discuss to the panchayat officer and are available to a compromise. There aren't any construction fees,” he mentioned.
Arappor Iyakkam’s convener, Jayaram Venkatesan, told TOI that he had forwarded the video clip along with a grievance letter to the Kancheepuram district collector. “For different products and services, different charges had been fixed. Bribes are very common in urban and rural local bodies. The simplest resolution is to drag up an officer if it emerges that an very important service has been denied to a resident,” Venkatesan mentioned.
The video, shared by means of social activism workforce Arappor Iyakkam, shows the clerk Babu demanding Rs five,000 as “construction fees” with a purpose to begin property tax cost. The video was once recorded the usage of a cell phone camera.
In the clip, the resident is told that property tax dues of a little over Rs 2,500 had been pending. When the resident sought to pay the dues, Babu proceeds to invite for construction fees. The resident then asks what this intended to which Babu replies, “Bring along somebody who is aware of what construction fees imply.”
TOI spoke to the resident who shot the clip who requested anonymity. “The incident took place after I visited the panchayat place of job with adequate documents, together with development permit notice and sale deeds. The flat promoter had told me that paying Rs five,000 as bribe was once the norm. But I wanted to check for myself if I may just get the process accomplished with no need to pay the bribe,” he mentioned.
The resident claimed that since he decided not to pay the bribe to the staffer, his property tax dues have not been amassed but. “The video was once shot over a month ago. The clerk told me he wanted to verify information. For three different flat house owners in my condo complex, no such process was once needed because they paid the bribe,” he added.
TOI reached out to the Medavakkam village panchayat place of job the place a staffer mentioned that Babu was once not in place of job. The staffer refused to provide Babu’s personal contact number. TOI rang the St Thomas Mount block construction place of job, beneath whose jurisdiction the Medavakkam village panchayat purposes, and asked if construction fees had been amassed in village panchayats. After a lot hesitation, a staffer on the block construction place of job knowledgeable that “no such fee” was once to be amassed. “The concerned individual can discuss to the panchayat officer and are available to a compromise. There aren't any construction fees,” he mentioned.
Arappor Iyakkam’s convener, Jayaram Venkatesan, told TOI that he had forwarded the video clip along with a grievance letter to the Kancheepuram district collector. “For different products and services, different charges had been fixed. Bribes are very common in urban and rural local bodies. The simplest resolution is to drag up an officer if it emerges that an very important service has been denied to a resident,” Venkatesan mentioned.
Panchayat staffer in soup over ‘bribe video’
![Panchayat staffer in soup over ‘bribe video’]()
Reviewed by Kailash
on
May 01, 2018
Rating:
