[Assam] AT-news item

[Ram Sarangapani]

C'da,

 >Since WHEN has "reporting" of corrupt " teacher apptmt--" or what >have
you , become synonymous with "tackling" corruption  Ram?

It wasn't just that. Ripun Bora (Education Minister) personally paid
surprise visits to a number of schools, and education offices. There had
been an investigation of irregular appts. Result: a number of teachers and
higher officials (Sptd and Dy.sptds) were arrested. A case has been
registered.

In the medical admissions case - same thing. There are presumably some
daktors practising (who ought not to have got admissions in the first place
--but for some ghoos and scams). They too are under investigation ans some
arrests have been made.

Then there is this pension scam.

>Hati-sur kori aage-aage jai, bengena-swork dhore kind

This time some hati-surs have also been nabbed. That I think is the
difference. I think it is a good first step. I usually have a pretty low
opinion of what the GOA usually does - but when it takes a positive step -
we ought to be able to recognize that too.

>Oxomiya bashing as an antidote for their sovereignty aspirations, >would
appreciate your applause, even if it is not very convincing


heheh!. Would some grovelling on my part help the situation? I am willing to
that if it will do the convincing:-)

--Ram






On 9/4/06, Chan Mahanta <cmahanta at charter.net> wrote:
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>   At 3:37 PM -0500 9/3/06, Ram Sarangapani wrote:
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> The GOA ought to be applauded for tackling corruption in the state.
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>  *** Heh-heh Ram. So you read that as "tackling" corruption, do you?
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> I shouldda known :-).
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> Since WHEN has "reporting" of corrupt " teacher apptmt--" or what have you
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> become synonymous with "tackling" corruption  Ram?
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> > The GOA is going back into records and arresting and flushing out these
> con artists.
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>  *** They ARE? You sure could have fooled me! Flushing them OUT has been
> going on for decades. Everybody knows what goes on. But there is NO
> deterrence. Nobody is or could be held accountable by the dysfunctional desi
> system of useless governmental institutions. The courts do not have a thirty
> year backlog because the crimes have not been flushed out, with MOST of the
> cases being filed by the 'government'. They do not get CONCLUDED, or if
> concluded, without anyone being held accountable. That is why it goes on
> unabated.
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> The word "tackling" could be used ONLY when some perceptible ACTION has
> taken place, after a competent and timely investigation, concluded with a
> fair and fitting adjudication, which would vindicate the innocent, but
> punish the guilty, so that deterrence could be set up.
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> *** Furthermore, Hati-sur kori aage-aage jai, bengena-swork dhore kind of
> activity does not do ANYTHING to create either deterrence or create respect
> for the rule of law.
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> *** But I am sure those Oxomiyas who perceives your commentary as little
> more
> than Oxomiya bashing as an antidote for their sovereignty aspirations,
> would appreciate your applause, even if it is not very convincing , even if
> it is highly premature :-).
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>  First, there were reports of school teachers appointed based on fake
> credentials, then we had admissions into medical colleges based on fake
> credentials (some of these have even become doctors). The GOA is going back
> into records and arresting and flushing out these con artists.
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> And now this multi-crore pension scam. The other areas the GOA could focus
> on are
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> The Sales Tax department (one of the most corrupt)
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> The GMC, the ASEB, and District Transport Office. We all know there is
> long list, but the GOA ought to be commended for at least taking these bold
> steps.
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> *Dy Supdt, 3 others nabbed
> *By A Staff Reporter
>  GUWAHATI, Sept 2 - In a sensational case, four persons, including the
> Deputy Superintendent of the Guwahati Medical College Hospital (GMCH), Dr
> Ranjit Kumar Deka, have been arrested following the busting of a multi-crore
> financial scam involving the GMCH, the Accountant General (AG) office and
> the Treasury office. The other three persons arrested in this connection are
> Sanjib Majumdar, senior accountant, AG office; Srichand Valmiki, sweeper
> supervisor, GMCH; and Amarjit Singh, also sweeper supervisor, GMCH.
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> "Ninety-eight fake pension payment orders (PPOs) have been seized and the
> kingpins of the rackets arrested," police said
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> It is suspected that the scam, involving crores of government money,
> started in 1995 and continued till 2005, police said.
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> Fake pension papers in the names of grade-IV employees, especially
> sweepers, were initiated by the establishment, and the pension branch of the
> office of the Superintendent, GMCH. Fake death certificates, photographs and
> various other documents were prepared and sent to the AG office for approval
> of pension.
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> "The modus operandi had been that some staff of the AG office, in
> connivance with the GMCH staff, approve the pension and prepare the pension
> payment orders (PPOs), which are sent to the Treasury office. The Treasury
> office then prepares the pensions, and the money withdrawn is shared among
> the treasury office, AG office staff, GMCH officials and some sweeper
> supervisors (havildars), police said.
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> Further investigation by the police is on. It is likely that the police
> would be making more arrests in the days to come.
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