Minister takes auto to mamlatdar office in Valsad for surprise check

Surat: Cabinet minister for revenue, Rajendra Trivedi shocked not just government officials but locals too in Valsad on Friday morning after he alighted from an autorickshaw in front of the registrar office where he reached for a surprise inspection.
Sources said that Trivedi stopped his official car midway to the district collector office and got down along with his PA.He then hired an autorickshaw to reach the mamlatdar office campus on Dharampur Road.
Meanwhile, his official car and other vehicles were right behind the rickshaw.
On reaching the mamlatdar office campus, he paid Rs 100 to the auto rickshaw driver, who by that time recognized the minister and refused to accept payment. However, Trivedi convinced him to accept the fare and went to the district registrar office and started talking to the visitors who were standing in a queue.
Trivedi inquired with the visitors sitting under a shed on benches about the purpose of their visit to the campus and also if they were issued any token. He then asked the staff if there was an alternate arrangement for seating for the visitors. Trivedi was heard asking visitors who came to register property documents if they had been heard properly or if there were any demands for money. “Please tell me if you have any. I have come here to inquire about that. If you don’t tell, the problems of others will not be solved. Did you get a specific time for the appointment?” the minister asked.
Meanwhile, Valsad district collector Kshipra Agre along with other officials reached the spot and minister clarified that he only wanted to check for himself the ground reality. Later, Trivedi and the officials went to the district collector office campus where Mehsul Mela was held. In the event applicants who had pending issues related to collector office were asked to come with a complaint.
Vijay Kant Desai, 81, an applicant from Umargam said, “My neighbour sold a portion of my land claiming it to be his own around 24 years ago. I was complaining and fought various court cases but lost. Finally I got a satisfactory solution to my problem today.”