The Kerala Revenue Department Staff Association (KRDSA) has come out against the transfer of revenue officials of Thiruvananthapuram and Pathanamthitta, alleging that the officials were transferred as they stood against corruption.
Deputy Collectors C R Jose Prakash was transferred from Thiruvananthapuram to Kottayam and A Abdul Samad was shifted to Wayanad from Pathanamthitta.
KRDSA president Sreekantan Nair and general secretary G Moti Lal alleged that the transfer of these officials would sent a wrong signal.
“They were transferred as they stood against corruption,” the leaders said and added that such action would only have far reaching consequences.
Demanding the government to revoke the transfer orders, Sreekantan Nair and Moti Lal said that they would launch an agitation if the government did not cancel the transfer orders.
They alleged that Abdul Samad was transferred for taking a stand against the airport in Aranmula. “He had to pay a price for taking steps to retrieve the excess land in Aranmula,” the leaders said.
Jose Prakash had been a target from the time he was involved in the strike against contributory pension.
“He has now been transferred on a petition filed by a village officer, who is now under suspension,” the KRDSA leaders alleged.