It is pretty difficult to recall when any group of top officers of the central government came to office sporting black bands. Its even more impossible to recall any episode where service issues made officers don those bands.
On Monday, officers of the Indian Revenue Service Association (Customs and Central Excise) made a smart choice in terms of date to show their displeasure. It is just 48 hours to the Budget and this is the time when the ministry is stretched to the maximum, so there is room to make your point. It is a demonstration of the deep fissures that

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