In an attempt to build bridges with people senior cabinet minister Shivpal Singh Yadav has asked officers to address the complaints of the people at the earliest or get ready to face the music.
“Probe the complaints of the people and try to solve them at the earliest. The Samajwadi Party Government is committed for the welfare of the masses and the officers should ensure that all the complaints are redressed in time,” Yadav said while addressing party workers in Samajwadi Party office here on Wednesday.
He said the officers have been told to meet people every day at a prescribed time. People should go to them with their complaints and if these are not resolved in a specific time period the aggrieved party should inform me,” Yadav, who is PWD and Irrigation Minister in the Akhilesh Yadav government, said.
He met over 1000 people, drawn from different parts of the state, at party office on Wednesday and listened to their complaints. He assured them that Samajwadi Party Government was committed to give transparent administration.
“Warning has been given to the officers to take cognizance of the complaints of the people. If someone has come to officer he must be in some problem. This is the responsibility of the officer to solve that problem there are then. If the officer fails to deliver, strict action would be taken against him,” the minister said.
Yadav even suggested officers sitting in Government should talk to officers at district level or in blocks and try to solve problems. “Some problems can be solved on telephone. But the officers are not ready to take pain,” he said.
He also warned officers not to harass innocent youth on the name of improving law and order situation in the state. A campaign should be launched in a systematic manner to liquidate these criminals, he said.