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The All India Confederation of Central and State Governments Class Four Employees is on the warpath. An agitated executive member rang up our Chennai correspondent to put forth his anguish over what the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister announced at a meeting in the ancient Fort St. George premises. The leader is reported to have declared that the State is moving towards 'paperless governance' in view of the increasing importance given by his government to e-governance. Your correspondent did not have a clue for such agitation on the part of the caller. When queried, he burst out, "This is the end of the raj by the peon and they will not allow it." He said the All India Confederation is working on a manifesto which will clearly tell its members that they have nothing to lose but their jobs and their octopus-like grip on the administrative machinery. He was aghast, he said, even to think that files could move without the honourable members of the class four or group d employees ferrying them about. He was even more aghast to even contemplate that there could be governance without files. He said an emergency meeting of the Confederation is being called in New Delhi within the next few days to discuss how to prevent the Tamil Nadu administration from proceeding with the implementation of this heinous decision. When asked by your correspondent as to what difference another 'announcement' will make and how many decisions have been put into practice by the centre or state governments, he said, "This is an altogether serious matter and even any such thought should be nipped in the bud." It is learnt authoritatively that the branches of the group d employees in Patna and Lucknow have already congratulated the Tamil Nadu branch for its quick reaction and reiterated 'not to work is their birthright and they will retain it, come what may'. The Tamil Nadu announcement is sending shivers down the spines of all wholesale and retail agents in Khari Baoli in New Delhi, Crawford Market in Mumbai and Chowringhee in Kolkatta and elsewhere. They are unable to believe that the Government could be so foolhardy even to think of such monstrous step. The stacks of notesheets, duplicating paper, photo-copying paper, pins, clips, staplers, gum bottles, brown paper, etc, all these could last for generations in their godowns and what to do with all that stuff? Not to mention tags, how will government decisions stay together otherwise? While this is troubling merchants (who have become crorepatis by just selling or buying raddi), the All India Confederation of Group D Employees sees a silver lining in the gathering clouds. The class four employees know it in their veins that no babu, let alone an officer, will move their you know what to get a cdrom or continuous stationery pack from the godown or dust the new-fangled machinery all by himself or herself. And herein lies the salvation and continuity of the glorious group d fraternity. They are planning to pass a unanimous resolution that only members of the Confederation can move anything in the office premises. E-governance, my foot! RECENTLY ON JAAL: Justice Unbound Small States, Large Stakes Con Banega Crorepati Salesman No. 1 Cat And Meows 25 Years After Paswan Goes DOTty Child's Play Toilet Paper Drought And About Boer Boar The Joke's On You The Coming Of Bill SEND US YOUR FEEDBACK ABOUT THIS ARTICLE: Feedback Form Your Name: Your Email: Details:   ?

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