Business
Standard: Mumbai: Sunday, 21 June 2015.
The
appointment of retired top cop P K Jain as a member of State Police Complaint
Authority (SPCA) has exposed mis-coordination between the two departments of
Maharashtra government Home and General administration department (GAD) both
headed by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, an RTI query revealed.
According to
an RTI reply received recently, filed by RTI activist Anil Galgali, Jain who
has been living in an apartment alloted to him in his capacity as Additional
Director General of Police (ADG), has not only overstayed in the flat but also
did not pay the outstanding dues despite notice served to him by the PWD
department.
Jain retired
from the post of ADG on 28 February last year and has been overstaying in the
apartment in city's Churchgate area since March 2014.
A copy of the
notice, procured through an RTI query by Galgali, showed that Jain on March 7
this year was asked to vacate the flat within seven days and also pay an
outstanding bill of Rs 11.50 lakh to pay at the rate of Rs 50 sq ft of the
carpet area (of the flat).
Almost two
months later on May 25, the Home department appointed Jain as a member of SPCA,
following which Jain wrote a letter to Additional chief Secretary (protocol) of
GAD in May, requesting him to allot another flat in the same building. He also
furnished details of particular flats that were about to be vacated.
Jain's
request was forwarded to additional chief secretary of GAD on June 9 to look
into the matter, but was however, turned down by GAD chief secretary (Home).
The former
officer was also asked to vacate the flat as early as possible.
When asked
Jain about the issue, he told PTI that dues are to be paid and that he is
"going to pay it very soon".
On Jain's
appointment Galgali said, "crucial departments Home and GAD are headed by
the chief minister. But this (Jain's appointment) show that both departments
did not bother to cross verify the backgrounds of the members."
"I am
disappointed that instead of punishing the guilty, government is awarding such
defaulters by giving plum postings," he added.
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