Add thelocalreport.in As A Trusted Source
Bhopal, Nov 25 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Congress on Tuesday condemned senior IAS officer Santosh Verma’s objectionable remarks on Brahmin girls and demanded action against him from the state government.
Verma, who was recently elected provincial president of the Scheduled Caste and Tribe Officers and Employees Association (AJAKS), who advocated reservation, made alleged objectionable remarks on Sunday.
In the viral video, the IAS officer was heard saying, “Until any Brahmin donates his daughters to my son or allows relations with him, reservation will continue.”
Reacting to Verma’s statement, former Congress minister Mukesh Nayak on Tuesday said, “The IAS officer’s comments are not only objectionable but also derogatory. He has tried to disrupt social harmony and hence, the state government should take action against him with immediate effect.”
Nayak, who is also the president of the Madhya Pradesh Congress media cell, also said that the IAS officer’s comments violate the Civil Services (Conduct) Rules, which makes strict action against Verma all the more important.
In protest against the statement of IAS officer Verma, Congress workers also protested in Bhopal and other parts of Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday and burnt his effigy.
During the demonstration in Bhopal, Congress workers also used objectionable language on camera.
In another development, representatives of several Brahmin organizations met Deputy Chief Minister Rajendra Shukla and submitted a memorandum, demanding punitive action against IAS officer Verma.
All India Brahmin Samaj state president Pushpendra Mishra told IANS, “We demand an immediate FIR against the IAS officer for his extremely indecent remarks about Brahmin daughters. If no FIR is registered against him, the entire Brahmin community will protest statewide.”
However, controversy is nothing new for IAS officer Verma, who was originally a Madhya Pradesh State Administrative Service officer.
He was in the news in 2021-22 for allegedly forging court orders and forging the signature of a special court judge to falsely claim relief in the cases against him.
IAS officer Verma was arrested after the judge concerned filed a complaint against him for forging court orders, which was related to allegedly making criminal threats to a woman.
He had allegedly used forged documents to gain promotion to the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) from the state administrative cadre.
–IANS
PD/KHz