BEML employees celebrate Natarajans suspension
The news of suspension of BEML CMD VRS Natarajan on Monday sparked celebrations among the companys employees. While many distributed sweets, others welcomed the news by bursting crackers.
BEML employees were seen distributing sweets and bursting crackers at BEML Soudha here. At the companys rail coach unit, employees burst crackers and raised slogans against Natarajan.
Welcoming the suspension, Krishna Reddy of BEML Employees Union said, All the employees are happy. We were waiting for this moment.
Expressing happiness over the CBIs recommendation to suspend Natarajan, KS Periyaswamy, an advocate and a shareholder of BEML said, It is the victory of the media which wrote about the illegal activities of Natarajan. I request the CBI to arrest Natarajan immediately and dismiss BR Subramanya Reddy, chief general manager (legal) for manipulating records.
N Hanumanthappa, president of All India SC, ST, BC and Minorities Welfare Associations, termed the governments action as late. Natarajan has harassed many employees of the BEML, especially those from SC, ST and BC communities. We have been demanding that the government transfer him to some other company and probe into his illegal and corrupt activities, he said.
TS Aswathnarayana, president of BEML Ex-employees Sangha, said the suspension proved that ultimately the good prevailed over the bad. He said the government should have suspended Natarajan long ago in the interest of BEML, one of the Navaratna companies.
BEML employees celebrate Natarajans suspension - Bangalore - DNA
