Delhi Mayor Shaili Oberoi’s office said instructions have been issued to extend the services of MCD employees. (Photo: Twitter/@mcd_delhi)
However, Delhi Mayor Shelli Oberoi’s office later said in a statement that instructions have been issued to senior officials to “enhance the services” of such MCD employees.
The Delhi BJP on Friday alleged that the extension files of contract workers have been withheld, after which they will not be able to work from April 1.
However, Delhi Mayor Shelli Oberoi’s office later said in a statement that instructions have been issued to senior officials to “extend the services” of such MCD employees.
Delhi BJP spokesperson Praveen Shankar Kapoor and corporator Yogesh Verma have alleged that Mayor Oberoi withheld the extension files of contractual service personnel in various departments, including the Horticulture Department, beyond April 1 by putting ‘pressure’ on the corporation officials.
BJP leaders have said that most of the permanent service personnel of the Municipal Corporation have retired and like other departments, almost all the ground work of the Horticulture Department is being done by contract workers.
The ban on the files of service extension of contract workers by the mayor will have a direct impact on the maintenance of MCD parks from the morning of April 1, where most of the gardeners and watchmen are contract workers.
He alleged that maintenance of Delhi’s MCD parks will stop from tomorrow as MCD officials have sent messages on WhatsApp groups to the contract workers of the department not to come from tomorrow.
In a statement, the state BJP said, “BJP leaders have asked Municipal Commissioner Gyanesh Bharti to immediately give extension of service to all contract workers, including those of the Horticulture Department.”
The mayor’s office said in a statement, “As soon as the mayor came to know about the matter, he immediately directed the commissioner and additional commissioner to extend the services of (such) MCD employees. Employees should not be misled by any claim that their jobs will be retained.
Late night Oberoi also informed about his decision by tweeting.
MCD employees need not worry about their jobs. I have directed Commissioner @GyaneshBharti1 and Additional Commissioner to extend the services of all contract workers. The vision of Hon’ble Chief Minister @ArvindKejriwal is to protect the interests of all MCD employees,” he wrote.
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