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| Recruitment scam surfaces in Legislative Council | | Meritorious dropped, undeserving blue-eyed appointed | |
Saahil Suhail
Early Times Report
Srinagar, June 24: After Legislative Assembly, a major recruitment scam has surfaced in Legislative Council involving top officials of the Council and Law, Justice and Parliamentary affairs department.
Early Times has learnt from reliable sources that Council had recruited twenty five employees in 2013, however most of them were ineligible.
The beneficiaries of the fraud are said to be top five Cabinet Ministers of then Omar Abdullah Government who allegedly forged nexus with recruiting committee and then secretary Legislative Council to engage the undeserving blue-eyed candidates of Ministers and officers.
The posts of translators, reporters, Photostat Assistant and Class IV were notified on 07-08-2013, however was not given wide publicity neither the advertisement notice was published in any leading newspaper. "One single newspaper having limited circulation published the advertisement after which it was re-advertised but surprisingly same newspaper published it again," a key member of the recruiting committee told Early Times, adding committee had anticipated in advance that posts were created and advertised to adjust blue-eyed.
He admitted to have informed many people directly, who later applied for the posts.
Documents accessed by Early Times reveal that firstly government through order no 15598/LD (PAB) of 2013 Dated 17-04-2013 said that the quota should be filled up by the Council secretariat directly on the basis of selection to be made by the selection committee constituted by Legislative Council Chairman having an officer of the department of Law, Justice and Parliamentary affairs not below the rank of additional secretary to be nominated by the administrative department and two members from the Council secretariat; however on 23-5-2013 government issued corrigendum to this order saying "the posts in the direct quota shall be filled up by the council secretariat on the basis of selection to be made by a selection committee to be constituted by the Chairman of Legislative Council"
A key member of the recruiting committee having four members confessed that recruiting committee was bypassed and weren't even allowed to publicize the short-list.
"We were given list of 25 candidates and were asked to sign it," he confessed.
Documents in possession of Early Times reveal that meritorious candidates were dropped and those who did not fill the criteria were employed. According to advertisement notice, only those candidates were eligible to apply having Urdu subject in Graduation but documents reveal that those candidates were appointed as translators and reporters who didn't even know how to read and write.
The member revealed that Crime Branch was t investigating the scam but of late it has stopped pursuing the case. He said RTI applications of the dropped and aggrieved candidates were too blocked.
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