Bhahujan Mukti Party (BMP) advises Goa Chief
Minister Manohar Parrikar to resign from his post as Chief Minister and
Education Minister. Ministry of education has failed to stop corruption in the
Ambedkar School, Mapusa even after it was brought to the notice of the director
of education with complaints on affidavit detailing corruption of Rupees
eighteen lakhs.
The High Court of Bombay at Panaji-Goa has passed
the orders on 12/08/2013 that the Director of Education shall investigate the
bribery charges in Dr. Ambedkar English
High School, Mapusa Goa. The Bahujan Mukti Party welcomes the Court’s orders
for stopping the corruption in the said school.
The two teachers of the said school namely Mr.
Anant Kaushal and Mrs. Milan Nare had filed Writ Petitions no. 308/2013 and 310/
2013 in the High Court of Bombay at Panaji- Goa regarding demand of Rs. 9 lakhs
each for confirmation of their services in the said school by the Manager of
the School Mr. N.G. Akhargekar and former Manager Mr. Vivek Pawar currently
attached to Sports Ministry, Goa Government.
Mr. Anant Kaushal was forced by the manager Mr.
Akhargekar to give Rs. 1, 80,
000/-(Rupees One lakh eighty thousand) and Mrs. Milan Nare was forced to give
Rs. 1, 65,000/-(Rupees One lakh sixty five thousands) from their salary for the
construction of new school building at Kuchelim Bardez. The manager has also
not paid their salary for Eleven months. The said teachers are senior teachers
in this newly opened school working from the last five years. Mr. Kaushal has
also worked as ‘In-charge’ Headmaster of the School for two years helping the
school in its crucial initial stages of development.
As the two teachers stand against corruption they
opposed the demanded hefty bribe for confirmation of their services for which
they have been harassed by the manager of the school. In order to get justice
in the matter the said teachers filed complaints along with affidavits before
the Director of Education on 28th February 2013 but there was
inaction on their complaints from the Director of Education due to political
pressure. Hence they filed Writ Petitions in The High Court of Bombay at
Panaji-Goa.
After hearing both the parties, The High Court of
Bombay at Goa before disposing the two petitions passed the Orders on 12/8/13
stating that the Director of Education shall conduct an inquiry regarding the
petitioners’ complaints after government advocate suggested to do so. But the
Director of Education violated the Orders passed by the Hon’rable High Court
and began inquiry of termination of services of the two teachers.
What is shocking is that the Goa Government
instead of acting tough on corruption in line with its declared policy of zero
tolerance to corruption has resorted to 100% promotion of corruption in
education department. This is amplified by the initiative of the education
department to terminate the two teachers’ services namely Mr. Anant Kaushal and
Mrs. Milan Nare who blew whistle on corruption.
Bhahujan Mukti Party is completely opposed to the
policy of education department to cover up corruption at Ambedkar School,
Mapusa by ignoring to initiate lawful inquiry as directed by the High Court at
Ambedkar School, Mapusa. Letters of the two teachers detailing the modus
operandi of the corruption filed with the education department on 28th
February 2013 must be investigated and action be taken against those
responsible for perpetuating the corrupt practices.
Bhahujan Mukti Party is also opposed to the steps
of termination initiated against Mr. Anant Kaushal and Mrs. Milan Nare by the
Education Department based on the proposal from the school management on 24th
April 2013; over seven weeks after the corruption in the school was complained
in affidavit form by the two teachers on 28th February 2013.
Bhahujan Mukti Party believes that Education Department is also stakeholder in
the corruption at Ambedkar School, Mapusa for which reason it is protecting the
School management by refraining from acting against ongoing corruption.
The nefarious nexus between education department
and the management of the Ambedkar School, Mapusa needs dismantling on priority
basis. It is strange that IIT educated Chief Minister Parrikar who vexes
eloquent against corruption is proving to be mega flop in cleaning up this
nexus. BMP wonders whether he or his BJP party is also shares the pie in the
corruption cream at Ambedkar School, Mapusa for which reason corrupt practices
are allowed to be flourished.
It is public knowledge that the Goa Chief Minister
Parrikar has taken no steps to recover 35,000 crore rupees siphoned off by
mining companies after studied disclosure by Shah Commission report tabled in
the Indian Parliament. What is shocking is that even the small amount of
corruption of 18 lakhs at Ambedkar School, Mapusa has been allowed to be
flourished even after bringing it to the notice of the Education ministry that
too in affidavit form, and instead complaining teachers has been put under
pressure by serving notice of termination of their services.
Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar must resign
with immediate effect.
Sd/-
Cliffton de Souza, President,
Bhahujan Mukti Party, Goa Region.
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