Jaipur: The Tonk City Council (MCT) has landed into controversy after they put forward a condition that staff at 10 toll plazas or entry points in jurisdiction they cannot eat non-vegetarian food, including meat and eggs, in the office.
The tender was issued to call private operators or companies to run this toll plaza on December 6 and the contract was issued for a company based in Jaipur on December 16.
The Tonk City Council has been ruled by Congress since 2019.
Copy copies of copying into viral in the district for the past few days, inviting sharp reactions from residents.
Point number 27 in the document ‘Terms and Conditions’ says that meat, fish and eggs should not be consumed at the toll plaza.
The toll plaza is mainly used by vehicles carrying building and sand material to the boundary of the city of Tonk.
“The conditions specified in the tender notification are not only absurd but also contrary to the constitution.
How can the constitutional body inject the terms that prevent them from dealing with toll plaza from eating non-vegetable foods? Tender has been passed by unpleasant conditions.
The body municipal is expected to drop the condition Or face problems in court, “said Mohsin Rasheed, a political activist based in Tonk.
Other residents Syed Ahmed argued that most of the population in the district consumed non-vegetarians.
“Because of his condition, the contractor will not be able to hire those who consume non-vegetable foods, which lead to the form of institutional discrimination,” Ahmed said.
Reacting to controversy, Ali Ahmed, the MCT chairman, told TII, “This is the same condition mentioned in the tender process by BJP BPIDA in 2017.
I conducted a survey on the Toll Service Plaza has a problem with those who eat or consume non-vegetable foods In the plaza.
“He put aside the possibility of changing the terms and conditions because the contract has been given.
“I don’t think it’s a problem.
In addition to meat, we also have provisions that staff cannot consume liquor or bet on the toll plaza,” he said, calling it inappropriate for controversy.