Two IAS officers rapped for dress code violation

Raipur, May 15

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Raipur, May 15

Two IAS officers of Chhattisgarh one of whom who wore sun glasses while receiving Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit last week have been pulled up by the state government for violation of dress code and protocol.

The state government slapped notices on Bastar Collector Amit Kataria and Dantewada Collector KC Devsenapati, who had received Modi during his visit to the state on May 9, with a warning that they should follow “proper dress code” in future.

Kataria was rebuked for wearing sunglasses and blue shirt while receiving the PM. Devsenapati earned the ire of the government as he had worn a white shirt and trousers during his meeting with Modi. The officers are supposed to be dressed in “bandhgala” on such occasions as they are representing the state government in the district. The government action came in for criticism by the Congress.

"What 's wrong ! It was to beat the sun," said Congress leader and lawyer Vivek Tankha on Kataria being pulled up for wearing sunglasses. CM Raman Singh, however, defended the action, saying it is a lesson in protocol for the officers. "It is a common convention that the new collector is warned and made aware about the protocol during the PM's visit," Singh said.

In a letter issued to Kataria, the state government said while receiving the PM on May 9, “it has come to notice that you were not wearing a proper dress and had also put on sunglasses”. — PTI