Lucknow, March 17 -- Weeks after the UP Vidhan Sabha Speaker highlighted an MLA's act of spitting on the assembly carpet, the persistent habit of indiscriminate spitting continues unchecked in government offices. Despite multiple directives urging employees to refrain from consuming paan and gutkha, spit stains still deface numerous government buildings across the district.

A recent visit by the Hindustan Times team to key government offices revealed that walls, corners, public spaces, and even lifts were stained with paan and gutkha spit, exposing a lack of hygiene and discipline within the administrative system.

At Indira Bhawan, which houses several government departments, nearly every corner, crevice and even lifts were found covere...