RTI Movement castigates Govt for not tackling corruption in State admin

Rising Kashmir: Srinagar: Tuesday, 26 August 2014.

An important executive meeting of J&K RTI Movement was held today at its Central Headquarters in which strong anguish and resentment was expressed against the lackluster approach of State Government regarding tackling of corrupt elements in State Administration, J&K RTI Movement statement said.

Statement said that government is leaving the State at the mercy of few ‘Rouge Elements’.

“Strong note was taken about inefficiency of Health and Medical Education department  for making illegal appointments. It was observed in the meeting that instead of taking action against erring officials, department is mulling to release their withheld salary thereby not only authenticating their appointments but encouraging these rouge elements in the administration, statement said, adding,  “In the meeting State government was condemned for not recovering the looted amount of crores of rupees, embezzled on account of double drawls, salaries for nonexistent employees, etc in Health Block Beerwah, and Budgam as detected by department of Audit and Inspections in its Snap Audit report.”

Vigilance Organization has successfully completed the preliminary enquiry of these cases and has lodged an FIR no.22/2011 for illegal appointments and  FIR no 26/2014 for embezzlement of crores of rupees at P/S VoK Srinagar, statement added.

“Second important case which was discussed and condemned is the multi crore equipment scandal which had surfaced in Government Dental College Srinagar in 2012 and an FIR was lodged against GDC Principal vide FIR Number FIR33-2012 in VoK,” statement further said, adding,  “According to J & K government services rules a government official is supposed to be removed from service if FIR is lodged against him/her but here in this case the concerned Principal continues to head the prestigious dental college. Moreover sanction of prosecution is pending in General Administration Department which is extremely surprising and astonishing.”

Chairman J&K RTI Movement Sheikh Gh. Rasool castigated Congress President and Chief Minister Omer Abdullah for not reigning-in the ‘corrupt ministers and legislators’.