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**Summary:**
The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has suspended two more staff members, Subhashini (Revenue Inspector) and Hanumantha Raju (Assessor), for failing to properly supervise the door-to-door survey of Scheduled Caste residents. The staff members were allegedly not ensuring that enumerators consulted with residents before pasting stickers on homes, leading to indiscriminate sticker placement. This brings the total number of suspended staff members for dereliction of duty in this survey to six.
**News Article:**
**BBMP Suspends Two More Staff for Mishandling Scheduled Caste Survey**
**Bengaluru, July 5, 2025 (The Hindu)** – The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has announced the suspension of two additional staff members in connection with the ongoing door-to-door survey of Scheduled Caste residents. Subhashini, a Revenue Inspector, and Hanumantha Raju, an Assessor, were suspended for alleged dereliction of duty in overseeing the proper execution of sticker placements related to the survey.
The BBMP release stated that Subhashini and Hanumantha Raju, serving as ward supervisors, failed to ensure that enumerators were consulting with homeowners before affixing stickers to residences within their respective sub-divisions. Reports indicated that stickers were being applied indiscriminately, violating protocol.
“These two staff members have to personally verify this. However, Subhashini and Hanumantha Raju allegedly did not pay attention to the fact that the stickers were being pasted indiscriminately without consulting the owners/residents of the houses within their jurisdiction.”
This suspension brings the total number of BBMP employees suspended for this specific issue to six, highlighting serious concerns regarding the oversight and implementation of the survey. The BBMP has not yet released details on potential disciplinary actions beyond the suspensions, but the investigation is ongoing.
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