Sir,
Some 20 days back, I wrote an open letter to the Education Minister, J&K, through a prominent newspaper of the valley regarding large scale wrongdoings while making class IV appointments in the Education Department.
The letter highlighted glaring example of wrongdoings by the CEO Srinagar in particular where a non resident under-matric candidate, as reported by one of the officers, is also a beneficiary. It also highlighted the brazen violations made by the then CEO Srinagar in making appointments of class IV keeping aside all criteria, eligibility, qualification is glaring example.
The appointments were made when the entire state machinery was struggling against the devastating aftermath of the September-2014 floods. The involvement of some officers including the then CEO Srinagar and then DSEK cannot be ruled out so ordinarily, even after their transfer in the recent reshuffle. The guilty deserve to be held accountable on the part of their involvement. It has become inevitable for the honourable Education Minister to go in depth to find out the reasons of wrong doings, that prompted the then CEO Srinagar and then DSEK to make selective appointments without being displayed on its official website or in the newspapers, taking advantage of flood fury of Sept 2014.
The appointments have been made without taking in to consideration the merit, qualification, points and more importantly the marks in viva which have been fixed as per the will of the selection committee to pave way for blue-eyed and low qualified candidates and to gain hefty amounts. The model code of conduct too became a victim as they took advantage of devastating floods.
This indicates the arrogance of then CEO, Srinagar and then DSEK who despite over ruling the procedures for making such appointments in violation of recruitment procedures did not hesitate to bother for deserving. A few days ago, I along with a candidate with her qualification M.A B.Sc. B.Ed. met the present DSEK with the request, to ask the CEO concerned to operate the wait list where a candidate is figuring at S.No (One) in the wait list. The DSEK with his honest and transparent approach called present CEO Srinagar along with other officers of the Directorate in my presence to take stock of the situation. One of the officers said that the issue of appointments is being investigated by the VOK. Another officer said that a committee has been constituted for a departmental committee to inquire into the issue. I was stunned to hear that if the issue is being investigated by VOK, how the department can start simultaneous inquiry that too by the members, whose one member was under suspension some time back.
As I sensed neither the appointments are being investigated by VOK or Crime branch nor the committee framed by the department has been able to give its findings till date despite my several representation to operate the wait list from the past some months, with the expectation that the candidate with her qualification viz M.A B.Sc. B.Ed figures at S.No (1) gets chance to serve the department.
However, the VOK may be investigating the role of officials involved but it looks the officers are buying time to get the wait list validity exhausted, as the wait list as per rule remains valid for one year only. I made an appeal to the CEO Srinagar and the Joint Director in presence of the DSEK that the way the inquiry committee was dealing with the issue at the current pace, apprehensions of losing its validity is imminent. I told them how can one make representation if the wait list expires after stipulated time? The officers could not convince me for obvious reasons. Where should the candidates go if they lose validity of the wait list? If the inquiry by VOK is believed to be true, how the appointees have been allowed to draw their salaries right from the date of their appointments. If there are gross violations, why the department cant set aside the appointments or keep the appointments in abeyance. It gives an impression of inclusion of blue eyed persons in the appointment list besides large scale cash deals. The appointment orders were issued on 20th September and from that date the waiting list candidates have been clamouring to operate the wait list. When appointees get their salaries regularly even reportedly being investigated by VOK as per version of the Joint Director, then what is the fun to keep the wait list candidates hanging for 8 months as the wait list will lose its validity just after 4 months?
Had the appointments been investigated then their salaries should have been stopped till final findings. To me, the issue of buying time is simply to hush-up the lapses and corruption made by the officers/officials at the helm. Candidates have become helpless before some corrupt officers of the department who run the department with different yard sticks as per their will and whim. Hope the Education Minister intervenes in the issue personally and punishes the responsible officers and teach the corrupt a lesson for others to remember.
In the meantime, the DSEK may kindly be asked to get the wait list operated at an early date, so that the meritorious and qualified candidates in the wait list feel a sigh of relief who are in a state of trauma and psychological depression over the period.
Aggrieved wait list candidate
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Mohammad Farooq Wani
Mobile No: 9797971094
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