Recently, the Bar Council of India, the very body that is supposed to punish discrimination, made a ludicrous, ironical move.
According to posts on Twitter and Facebook, the BCI put up a notice that debarred a certain section of people from using the elevator.
The notice in the New Delhi office threatens to not only mark staff members absent, but also deduct a day’s salary, if found guilty of using the “LIFT”. Besides denying members of the staff access to the lift, the notice lists other ‘rules’ that threaten ‘sweepers’ and ‘outsourced employees’ with a loss in salary if they use the lift.
Even if we were to ignore the elitism, we still have to ask: why does the sweeper lose out on an entire day’s salary while others lose just their attendance?
We would love some answers from the BCI. Let us know what you think!
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