Karnataka govt suspends 9 gram panchayat staff for partying on the job
Karnataka government suspended 9 gram panchayat officials in Bengaluru Rural for attending a party during office hours.
Videos showed the officials consuming alcohol and meat at Siddarabetta foothills.
Panchayat Raj Minister Eshwar Khandre ordered show-cause notices and suspensions after a preliminary inquiry.
Bengaluru Rural Zilla Panchayat CEO Dr Vasanthi Amar issued suspension orders pending departmental inquiry.
Suspended officials include 6 PDOs (Girish, Harish, Prashanth D, Chiranjeevi, Ravishankar, Dinesh B M), a Grade I Secretary, a Grade II Secretary, and a Second Division Accounts Assistant.
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