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| 'Whistle blower' doctor faces music from tainted Principal GDC Srinagar | | Not allowed to join dental college | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Apr 16 : In a system where there is no protection for whistle blowers a talented medico has been forced to feel the heat after he exposed the wrong doings of the Principal Government Dental College (GDC), Srinagar, Dr. Riyaz Farooq.
Sources told Early Times that Dr. Ajaz Naik who was working as Registrar was relieved and following this the Principal GDC, Srinagar blocked the post of lecturer and the post was not referred to the Jammu & Kashmir Public Service Commission (JKPSC).
Since Dr. Ajaz was the only eligible candidate for the post in 2012 the blockade of the post meant that he could not join GDC, Srinagar as lecturer in the Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery department.
Dr. Riyaz did not issue the experience certificate of registrarship and tutor in favour of Dr. Aijaz in the first instance and same was issued after seven months with remarks of doubtful work and conduct. He also did not allow the former Registrar to attend the fellowship programme at Mexico for which he was selected.
Dr. Aijaz also could not join the health department as consultant since this post as well was not referred to JKPSC by the administrative department of GDC Srinagar. As he was not allowed to continue registrarship for three years he cannot apply for the post of Assistant Professor in any dental college both within the state and outside. The emboldened Principal GDC, Srinagar instead of accepting his wrong doings took on the people who deposed before the Vigilance Organization and stated truth before them during the course of investigations. This included Dr. Aijaz and the career of the Registrar has virtually been ruined who was at the time of investigations working in the Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery department.
It would be in place to mention here that State Vigilance Organization (SVO) registered a case against Dr. Riyaz after it was established that he had purchased medical equipment for GDC Srinagar and GDC Jammu at exorbitant rates thus causing loss in crores of rupees to the state ex-chequer. The multi-crore purchase scandal came to the fore after revelations that came through a Right to Information (RTI) application moved by Tanveer Hussain Khan.
After preliminary investigations that led to the revelation of purchase scandal the anti-corruption court in Srinagar started the formal investigations in the case. The inquiry established the fraud and finally a FIR under FIR number 33/2012 under section 161 of Ranbir Penal Code was registered against GDC, Srinagar.
The inquiry officer probing the purchase established that equipment was purchased on exorbitant rates in order to cause monetary benefits to Principal GDC, Srinagar and officials of the company that supplied the equipment.
In his report to then Special Judge Anti-Corruption Kashmir, Aijaz Ahmad Mir, the inquiry officer had written that machine Orthophos X G5 DS Ceph had been procured on exorbitant rates in order to cause undue pecuniary benefits to Dr. Riyaz Farooq, Principal Government Dental College, Srinagar, V. L Narayan Proprietor M/s Villa India, New Delhi and Hamid Bashir of M/s Basha Enterprises, Karan Nagar, Srinagar.
Once the unfair practices of Principal GDC Srinagar were exposed he wasted no time in taking action against the people who played a pivotal role in the exposing the scam. Axe fell on Dr. Aijaz who in the real sense played the role of whistle blower in the entire case. |
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