Residents’ Assembly Service (RAS) takeover

The GB appointed Working Committee (GB-WCom) informed the community that a new Residents’ Assembly Service (RAS) has been appointed through an Office Order issued by the Office of the Secretary. The RAS appointed by the community was locked out of its office, as the door lock had been changed by the Town Hall management staff after normal office hours. 

The RA-WCom subsequently issued a statement that the office order is inappropriate as the RAS is an internal facilitation body for the Residents’ Assembly (RA) and the Office of the Secretary has no role to play in selecting or appointing members of an internal service of the Residents’ Assembly. The RA-WCom stated that the act of changing the locks is one more example of the disrespect of the Auroville Foundation office for the wider body of residents. 

Meanwhile, a police complaint has been filed as well as a petition at the Madras High Court to quash (nullify/cancel) this Office Order.