<p>While it may not be unusual for government employees to show their might through political influences, a suspended babu in Uttar Pradesh sent eunuchs and sadhus to persuade his superiors to revoke his suspension. <br /><br /></p>.<p>Musafir Singh, a clerk in the Lucknow Development Authority (LDA), was suspended a few months ago for fraudulently registering plots to persons in return for bribes, despite the fact that those plots have already been registered in some other names. <br /><br />LDA authorities remained unmoved by Singh’s efforts to overturn the suspension order through politicians, leaving the desperate babu to try unusual tactics that caught the superiors by surprise. <br /><br />A group of eunuchs laid siege to the office of LDA vice-chairman A P Tewari, asking him to revoke Singh’s suspension order, according to officials. <br /><br />The eunuchs refused to vacate the office until their demand was met. The vice-chairman had a tough time clearing the noisy crowd in his office, officials said. <br /><br />As this tactic failed, Singh sent a group of sadhus to Tewari’s office with a similar demand. The sadhus tried convincing the vice-chairman to revoke Singh’s suspension, though Tewari did not relent. <br /><br />“Never in the past had any suspended babu resorted to such tactics for his reinstatement,” the LDA officials said.<br /><br />Singh justified the use of eunuchs and sadhus. “There is nothing wrong in approaching one's acquaintances for help in troubled times,” he added.</p>
<p>While it may not be unusual for government employees to show their might through political influences, a suspended babu in Uttar Pradesh sent eunuchs and sadhus to persuade his superiors to revoke his suspension. <br /><br /></p>.<p>Musafir Singh, a clerk in the Lucknow Development Authority (LDA), was suspended a few months ago for fraudulently registering plots to persons in return for bribes, despite the fact that those plots have already been registered in some other names. <br /><br />LDA authorities remained unmoved by Singh’s efforts to overturn the suspension order through politicians, leaving the desperate babu to try unusual tactics that caught the superiors by surprise. <br /><br />A group of eunuchs laid siege to the office of LDA vice-chairman A P Tewari, asking him to revoke Singh’s suspension order, according to officials. <br /><br />The eunuchs refused to vacate the office until their demand was met. The vice-chairman had a tough time clearing the noisy crowd in his office, officials said. <br /><br />As this tactic failed, Singh sent a group of sadhus to Tewari’s office with a similar demand. The sadhus tried convincing the vice-chairman to revoke Singh’s suspension, though Tewari did not relent. <br /><br />“Never in the past had any suspended babu resorted to such tactics for his reinstatement,” the LDA officials said.<br /><br />Singh justified the use of eunuchs and sadhus. “There is nothing wrong in approaching one's acquaintances for help in troubled times,” he added.</p>
