Controversial Konni Taluk Office staff trip flares up, Whatsapp chat of staff mocking MLA out

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Pathanamthitta: A few screenshots of Whatsapp chats between employees of Konni Taluk Office, who recently went on a Munnar trip allegedly without taking adequate permissions, are out. The Munnar trip by majority of the staff at the taluk office by taking mass leave on a working day had become a major controversy with Jenish Kumar raising serious allegations. Earlier, the MLA had inspected the attendance register at the Taluk Office on Friday, sparking the row. The ADM, instead of addressing the lapse of the Taluk Office staff, is trying to evaluate the duties of an MLA,” said Kumar. In the latest incident, of the 60 employees at taluk office, 35 – including the tahsildar and deputy tahsildar – failed to turn up for work on Friday.
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