I’m not a second grade citizen: MB Patil
Bengaluru, June 7: Former minister MB Patil said that he would not accept the minister post if he was offered during next expansion of the cabinet as he was not a second grade citizen.
Speaking to reporters at his house at Sadashivanagar in the city on Thursday, Patil said that when the coalition government came to power,he was naturally an aspirant for the ministerial berth. But if he was offered the minister post during the second expansion of the cabinet, he would not accept it. Nothing is important than his self respect, he said.
Since 1991, he had built the party in Vijayapura district. As irrigation minister, he has done good works. They have asked deputy chief minister post to north Karnataka. But nothing was given to them, he said.
Did DK Shivakumar, KJ George and Krishna Byre Gowda lose their ministerial berths? He has met several leaders since Wednesday and discussed. Today, AICC secretary Satish Jarkiholi met him and discussed the present situation and Jarkiholi is like a high command to him. They have just discussed about their personal, political and party issues. It is not possible to disclose before the media.
Whatever they do, that is for the benefit of the Congress party, he said. “Deputy Chief Minister Dr G Parameshwar is my close friend. He can come and meet me. There are no differences between us. I have discussed with former chief minister Siddaramaiah”, he said.
When asked about his future decision, Patil said that he would go to his constituency and thank the people for their support. AICC secretary Satish Jarkiholi said that it is natural that some leaders were unhappy because of not considering them while forming the cabinet. Everything should be rectified in coming days and ensure suitable positions. He would bring this issue to the state and national level leaders. They have discussed these issues. Belagavi district was given one seat in the cabinet and he would not discuss about this. Remaining things would be discussed and solved, he said.
Patil unhappy
It is said that MB Patil who met Siddaramaiah at the latter’s house, became emotional and wept for keeping him away from the cabinet. When Patil said that he does not know as to why he was left in the list though he was the aspirant, Siddaramaiah pacified him and asked him not to resign from the MLA post, sources said.
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EY’s Rajiv Memani regrets absence at employee's funeral amid work culture criticism
New Delhi: Rajiv Memani, the chairperson of Ernst and Young India, expressed sadness that no one from the firm attended the employee's funeral, saying it was "alien to our culture" and that the individual had supposedly died from extreme work pressure. Memani, who has been subject to intense criticism on social media for what he perceives to be a hostile work environment, expressed his profound sadness for the untimely death of Anna Sebastian Perayil in a post on LinkedIn.
"Although nothing can completely fill the gap in the family's lives, I have sent them my sincerest sympathies. I sincerely apologize for our absence from Anna's burial. This is not at all representative of our culture. Memani said, "It has never happened before and it won't happen again." He also emphasized that he would not stop until the objective of "nurturing a harmonious workplace" was achieved.
Clarifying further he said, “Creating a healthy work environment has always been very important to us, and we place the utmost value on our employees' well-being."I want to reaffirm that our people's welfare is my first priority, and I will personally fight for this goal.”
On July 20, Anna Sebastian Perayil, an employee of E&Y since March, passed away. This week, the incident came to light due to the widespread distribution of her mother Anita Augustine's open letter to the corporation, in which she claimed that Anna gave in to "work pressure".
Augustine stated that her daughter's funeral was attended by no one from the company in question. "I contacted her managers following her burial, but I didn't hear back. In the letter, she said, "How can a company that claims to uphold human rights and values fail to stand by one of its own in their last moments?"
As a result of his denial that “work pressure" was the cause of the Pune woman's death, Memani came under fire on social media, according to an Indian Express article.
The Center started looking into what happened before Anna passed away as the matter escalated in urgency. Shobha Karandlaje, the minister of state for labor, announced on Thursday that a comprehensive inquiry into the claims of a hazardous and exploitative workplace was under progress.
