Daijiworld Media Network – Mangaluru (MS)

Mangaluru, Jan 5: A retired Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayat staffer protested against the ZP officials for delaying submission of his pension papers to the government by returning the gifts that he had got during his  farewell on attaining superannuation.

The photo of G Sadananda, now retired assistant secretary of Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayat, leaving his Mysuru Peta, garland and shawl on the table of superintendent of administrative section has gone viral on the social media.

Sadananda, who was in government service for 40 years, had retired on August 31, 2022. The administrative department of Zilla Panchayat had honoured him on attaining superannuation.

Sources at Dakshina Kannada zilla panchayt office said, “Sadananda visited the Zilla Panchayat office several times from November 2022 urging them to complete the process of documentation related to his pension. He was terribly upset over the delay of submission of the documents to the government. So out of frustration, he returned all the gifts that were given to him during his farewell.”

Sadananda said, “Due to medical treatment, marriage and other reasons including the loan which I have taken this delay has caused severe financial burden on me. I am facing financial difficulty due to the delay in disbursement of the pension amount.”