This of late has become a major debating issue among employees, especially with those who want its “bureaucratic serenity” not to be disturbed. While the staff are expected to work by clearing files and help in solving the problems of people in the State, many whom are still wallowing in abject poverty, several of them these days seem to be practising their respective religions right in their work spot instead of their houses.
As there are no set rules and procedures touching upon this aspect, employees are tending to construct prayer halls within the premises.
A Christian prayer hall has come up behind the ‘L’ block where employees regularly go for prayers attended by a pastor, treating it as a church. A new multi-storeyed mosque is being constructed at a cost of Rs. 32 lakh adjacent to the ‘C’ block where the office of the Chief Minister is located. This is in addition to an existing mosque in the ‘D’ block. A temple is also already located in the heart of the premises near the dilapidated ‘G’ block.
The trend is disturbing to a large number of employees belonging to all religions. They want this “spiritualism” to be reflected in the work. Speaking to this correspondent on condition of anonymity, a senior employee lamented on Thursday “This is a work place and not a religious place. The government should take a policy decision on this aspect.”
Another employee expressed dismay that the newly sworn in ministers were entered their chambers by following ‘vaasthu’ and fixing ‘muhurthams’. All this is nothing more than humbug and ab exercise in pseudo secularism.
Work alone should be worship.
(Based on report in THE Hindu 30.5.2009)
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