| Posted on: 2012-01-05/23:29:58 | India - Fraud & Cyber Crime News | Others/ |
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The silence of Nagpur University's administration even one year after Justice GG Loney panel completed its probe in roster scam is deafening. The panel had handed over its report to vice-chancellor Vilas Sapkal on January 5 last year calling tampering of roster a "big conspiracy" and asking NU authorities to immediately lodge a police complaint. Sources alleged there was pressure on VC from the prominent political leaders not to take action against guilty NU officials who had tampered the roster and illegally filled up over 500 posts of other category candidates, including those of VJ/NT. They added NU's sitting on the roster scam report amounted to giving public money as salary to persons who should not be in the job. TOI first exposed the scam on March 19, 2009, and ran a series of reports on how NU bosses were sitting on the various reports confirming the scam. NU inaction is in stark contrast to salutary action taken by other Vidarbha based university which had also seen illegal appointments being made. Maharashtra Animal and Fishery Sciences University (Mafsu) had sacked six officials while PDKV recently removed 83 illegally appointed people. Over 500 NU appointments including those of heads of departments, deans, teachers and assistant registrars made after year 2004 may be cancelled if roster is properly implemented. Sources raised serious question mark on NU bosses' integrity in not acting even after as many as four panels had confirmed tampering in the roster. NU PRO office refused to comment on the issue as usual directing all queries to registrar office. After TOI expose, the first panel of general administration department (GAD) officer SG Kedare reported that even the appointment of Yadav Kohchade, prime accused in NU's fake marksheet and revaluation scam, was "suspicious". Second panel of Justice Loney also found irregularities and recommended filing of FIR. Former principal secretary PS Meena in his confidential report mentioned that the appointments of 12 NU teachers were completely illegal and passed strictures on NU bosses. Sapkal then constituted another panel of deputy registrar with North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon, RJ Valvi, who also came to same conclusion. Even minister of higher and technical education Rajesh Tope recently asked VC to initiate action against the accused. But VC's silence over entire issue that has stalled all NU appointments, clearly indicated that accused were being protected under pressure, sources said. |
| Source: E N | Location : Nagpur |
