DESPITE expressing sympathy and a willingness to re-engage civil defence volunteers (CDVs) in service, both Lieutenant Governor (L-G) VK Saxena and Chief Minister Atishi remain locked in a tussle over whether to assign them as bus marshals or for pollution mitigation efforts, leaving the future of the aggrieved volunteers in limbo.
The L-G, on Wednesday approved the redeployment of the CDVs for a four-month period, from November 1 to February 28 next year, for anti-pollution initiatives. However, the city government insists they should be reinstated as bus marshals.
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