Protest on Twitter against Manivannan transfer
#BringBackManivannan campaign for pro-worker officer
Bengaluru: The sudden transfer of chief secretary of the Labour Department P Manivannan, who had stood up for workers during the Corona lockdown, has given rise to objection by the working class.
While IAS officer Maheshwar Rao has been given the charge in the Department, the member of the Corona Warriors team have expressed shock on hearing of Manivannan's transfer. They have even declared that they were withdrawing from any kind of Corona-related work.
The ire is being expressed even on social media, with the #BringBackManivannan trending. The labour unions are demanding a withdrawal of the transfer, warning of staging a protest otherwise.
Manivannan had recently warned of taking action against factory owners who failed to pay the April salary to their workers. The government is being accused of transferring the officer due to pressure from industrialists.
Manivannan had also objected to the government decision to pass an ordinance on the amendment to the labour law to increase the working hours from eight to 12 without consulting leaders of labour unions.
The government has said that the transfer was due to complaints received against Manivannan on irregularities in supply of grocery kits, but the protesters have pointed out that the officer had refused legislators supply of ration kits, calling this a reason for transfer.
AITUC general secretary M D Harigovind said that the industrialists had objected to opening of an online portal for workers' complaints regarding pay and demanded Manivannan's transfer. “The government has agreed to the demand,” he concurred.
The Aam Aadmi Party and the CPM too have criticised Manivannan's transfer after he had worked effectively in the state government's struggle against spread of Corona.
In Karnataka an IAS officer has been removed from current role as Principal Secretary of the Labour Department as well as the Information and Public Relations Department.
— AutoRaja (@AutoRaja1212) May 12, 2020
Reason: He was sincere & hard working@CMofKarnataka @IASassociation#BringBackCaptain #BringBackManivannan pic.twitter.com/CRaFaWZBeO
In Karnataka an IAS officer has been removed. He is honest and hardworking person. Karnataka government should bring them back on duty. #BringBackCaptain #BringBackManivannan pic.twitter.com/lfHMBpFcDN
— Kartik Sharma (@kartiks2607) May 12, 2020
Our Journey as a Corona Warrior (Citizen Volunteer) started from this tweet. From day 1 we have worked under the guidance of Capt.
— Vijay Doddaveeraiah (@vDoddaveeraiah) May 11, 2020
& we have accomplished a lot by helping public during this Pandemic. #BringBackManivannan pic.twitter.com/al4629fKAR
Karnataka Govt decides to transfer IAS officer who was good with communication. @mani1972ias who was Principal Secretary, Labour Department.
— Gulbarga Temperature (@GulbargaTemper1) May 11, 2020
Earlier It was @mmiask Mohammad Mohsin IAS,
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Now It's @mani1972ias Captain Manivannan !#BringBackManivannan pic.twitter.com/BjMONPR4K9
Just some pictures that speak volumes. Volunteers came together only because of one honest officer's clarion call. @mani1972ias @BSYBJP @PMOIndia @narendramodi #BringBackManivannan #BringBackCaptain #CaptainManivannan pic.twitter.com/uh5HqoQ9jW
— Vasudha Varma (@VarmaVasudha) May 12, 2020
#BringBackCaptain @BSYBJP @HMOIndia
— Pradeep Kumar (@pradeepzone) May 11, 2020
this is not the right time to do such circus
We the people of KA need him in DIPR#Bringbackmanivannan@nimmasuresh @Swamy39 @bunty6510
This tweet from @mani1972ias sir is the sole reason why manyof us volunteered and having personally seen his incredible leadership I urge his reinstatement immediately.@DIPR_COVID19 @BSYBJP #bringbackmanivannan #bringbackcaptain pic.twitter.com/IgRdRqXb1I
— suhas (@suhas_azadi) May 11, 2020
In Karnataka an IAS officer has been removed from current role as Principal Secretary of the Labour Department as well as the Information and Public Relations Department.
— Divya Singh Rajput (@DivyaSinhRajput) May 12, 2020
Reason: He was sincere & hard working@CMofKarnataka @IASassociation#BringBackCaptain #BringBackManivannan pic.twitter.com/4u3SjRE6jP
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Pakistan reports two more polio cases; Total tally now 52
ISLAMABAD: At least two more cases of poliovirus were reported in Pakistan, taking the number of infections to 52 so far this year, a report said on Friday.
“The Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health has confirmed the detection of two more wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) cases in Pakistan," an official statement said.
The fresh infections — a boy and a girl — were reported from the Dera Ismail Khan district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province.
“Genetic sequencing of the samples collected from the children is underway," the statement read. Dera Ismail Khan, one of the seven polio-endemic districts of southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, has reported five polio cases so far this year.
Of the 52 cases in the country this year, 24 are from Balochistan, 13 from Sindh, 13 from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and one each from Punjab and Islamabad.
There is no cure for polio. Only multiple doses of the oral polio vaccine and completion of the routine vaccination schedule for all children under the age of five can keep them protected.
