Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has slammed the bureaucratic mindset that persists among government officials even in the digital age. He made the comments after an X user reached out to him seeking help in speaking with Gujarat chief minister Bhupendra Patel regarding an RTO invoice.
The user complained that an RTO in Gujarat still requires a 'nine-year-old' signed and stamped physical bill, despite it being available digitally.
Tharoor responded to the request, saying such a culture of requiring signed and stamped documents should be done away with. He also argued the need of so many signatures and stamps in the digital age, suggesting government departments move on from bureaucratic needs of yesteryears.
Tharoor's comments come as his gunman and driver were allegedly attacked by a five-member group at Wandoor in Kerala, on Saturday. The police said that a case has been registered, while one person has been held in the matter.
