Rajasthan
Rajasthan: Tehsildar who asked women to give up property suspended | Jaipur News
JAIPUR: The state government on Tuesday has suspended Degod tehsildar Dilip Singh Prajapati for indiscipline.
On the eve of rakhi, Pratapati had appealed to women through an official press release to relinquish their parental property rights in favour of their brothers.
He said he made the appeal on the eve of rakhi as women visit their parental home during this festival. The appeal has snowballed into a big controversy after women’s organisations targeting him for his illegal act and appealing for denying legal rights to women.
Director revenue board, Ajmer in its order said the official has been suspended under CCA rules 13(1) where the appointing authority has the power to initiate disciplinary action against a subordinate employee. The order said during suspension period the official will get only half of his pay.
The appeal made in the headline ‘Make Raksha Bandhan memorable, get sisters to voluntarily relinquish their rights’ said, “When a khatedar (land owner) passes away, the names of his son, daughter and wife are entered in his place as his natural heirs. In several religions and families, it has been the tradition for generations that sisters and daughters don’t take their share from parental agricultural land and immovable assets and instead take their share from the property of in-laws,” the appeal says.
On the eve of rakhi, Pratapati had appealed to women through an official press release to relinquish their parental property rights in favour of their brothers.
He said he made the appeal on the eve of rakhi as women visit their parental home during this festival. The appeal has snowballed into a big controversy after women’s organisations targeting him for his illegal act and appealing for denying legal rights to women.
Director revenue board, Ajmer in its order said the official has been suspended under CCA rules 13(1) where the appointing authority has the power to initiate disciplinary action against a subordinate employee. The order said during suspension period the official will get only half of his pay.
The appeal made in the headline ‘Make Raksha Bandhan memorable, get sisters to voluntarily relinquish their rights’ said, “When a khatedar (land owner) passes away, the names of his son, daughter and wife are entered in his place as his natural heirs. In several religions and families, it has been the tradition for generations that sisters and daughters don’t take their share from parental agricultural land and immovable assets and instead take their share from the property of in-laws,” the appeal says.
