{
  "id": 917213,
  "title": "IAS Officer Neha Marvya Faces Staff Protest In Bhopal Over Alleged Misbehaviour And Threats",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/ias-officer-neha-marvya-faces-staff-protest-in-bhopal-over-alleged",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-14T22:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/bhopal/ias-officer-neha-marvya-faces-staff-protest-in-bhopal-over-alleged-misbehaviour-and-threats"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, a group of officers and employees from the Tribal Area Development Programme went on a pen-down strike on Friday to protest against their director, Neha Marvya. The employees alleged that Marvya had a pattern of misbehaving with them, threatening to withhold increments, suspend their employment, and issue show-cause notices. According to witnesses, Marvya recently humiliated two female directors by dismissing them from a meeting hall. The department oversees over 450 projects across the state and requires immediate information about them, but the director allegedly delays providing records and threatens employees with suspension if the information is delayed. State SC/ST Commission Chairman Ramlal Rautel has also expressed anger over Marvya's work style, questioning the implementation of schemes, available funds, and efficiency. The commission also raised concerns about ignoring the families of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTG). Neha Marvya has a history of courting controversies, including a dispute with former minister Yashodhara Raje Scindia when she was an SDM in Shivpuri, and conflicts with various officials and politicians in her previous postings.",
  "summary": "Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): The officers and employees of the Tribal Area Development Programme went on a pen-down strike in protest against their director, Neha Marvya's, style of working and raised slogans against her on Friday. They alleged that Marvya often misbehaved with the employees by threatening them to stop increments, suspend, and issue show-cause notices. According to reports, Marvya…",
  "key_points": [
    "Neha Marvya faces staff protest in Bhopal over alleged misbehaviour and threats.",
    "Officers and employees from Tribal Area Development Programme go on pen-down strike.",
    "Marvya accused of humiliating female directors and delaying records."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}