Congress MLA slaps bank staff: The Congress MLA Brihaspat Singh slapped two bank staff in front of hundreds of farmers during office hours. You can watch the video given below. Please join our whatsapp group to receive notification of any new banking news. Click here to join our whatsapp group.
In the video you can see Congress MLA Brihaspat Singh hitting two bank employees in Chhattisgarh. According to a report by news agency PTI, Singh allegedly assaulted the workers of a cooperative bank in Balrampur-Ramanujganj district on Monday.
As videos of the incident went viral on social media, staff at cooperative banks under the Surguja division, which comprises five districts, announced mass leave for two days from Wednesday demanding action against Singh.
Why Congress MLA slapped bank staff?
The Ramanujganj MLA said that he slapped bank staff due to complaints of financial discrepancies and misbehaviour. According to Singh, a 70-year-old farmer, Lakhan Singh, a resident of Mahaveer Ganj, who had come to withdraw money at the bank, allegedly faced misconduct.
Action by bank
On Tuesday, a group of employees submitted a memorandum addressed to chief minister Bhupesh Baghel, to the Inspector General of Police (Surguja range) in Ambikapur town seeking action against Singh. As per the notice, Singh allegedly slapped and abused clerk Rajesh Pal and peon Arvind Singh in front of hundreds of farmers during office hours.
President of Zilla Sahkari Kendriya Bank Karamchari Sangh Ambikapur, R K Khare, said cooperative bank workers were disappointed and outraged over the incident. ”It is the responsibility of public representatives to protect government employees and their interests, but if they themselves start torturing them where they will go?” he asked.
Khare also warned that the employees will stage protests if no action was initiated against Singh. The opposition BJP has also called for the step down of Singh as MLA. “The Congress party should immediately take action against Singh for committing such a violent act. He should be dismissed from the post of MLA,” state BJP spokesperson Kedar Kashyap told PTI.
“The Ramanujganj MLA said that he slapped bank staff due to complaints of financial discrepancies and misbehaviour.”
Now any one can slap the MLA, if any complaint raised against him. Same as he did.