[Assam] AT-news item

Mon Sep 4 23:18:52 EDT 2006

Barua,

You really may have to wait a long time to applaud :-). As for me small
things (or steps) make me happy.

--Ram

On 9/4/06, Rajen & Ajanta Barua <barua25 at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>  At least before I aplaud, I will wait to hear the full story.
> two or three scenarios are possible:
> 1) May be this type of corruption is common, and the only difference in
> this case is that these guys lost the favour of CM. In that case I donot
> want to waste my apluse.
> 2) May be GOA is doing it simply because GOI is telling them to do.
> ((Aplaud GOI inthat case)
> 3) May be these guys are innocent in reality.
> In any case, I want to know how this type of case could have been going
> for decades with the knowledge of GOA.
> When you get that report, and are satisfied, then aplaud.
> RB
>
>
>  ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Ram Sarangapani <assamrs at gmail.com>
>  *To:* Barua25 <barua25 at hotmail.com>
> *Cc:* AssamNet <assam at assamnet.org> ; Chan Mahanta <cmahanta at charter.net>
> *Sent:* Monday, September 04, 2006 1:57 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [Assam] AT-news item
>
>
> >There is nothing to aplaud here, Ram.
> >Shall we hold our aplause.
>
> Maybe we should. But, Barua news of this nature are few and far between.
> If you don't applaud now, then you may have to wait a long time:-)
>
> R
>
>
> On 9/4/06, Barua25 <barua25 at hotmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >  There is nothing to aplaud here, Ram.
> > Shall we hold our aplause.
> > RB
> >
> >  ----- Original Message -----
> > *From:* Chan Mahanta <cmahanta at charter.net>
> > *To:* Ram Sarangapani <assamrs at gmail.com> ; AssamNet<assam at assamnet.org>
> > *Sent:* Monday, September 04, 2006 9:35 AM
> > *Subject:* Re: [Assam] AT-news item
> >
> >
> >  At 3:37 PM -0500 9/3/06, Ram Sarangapani wrote:
> >
> > The GOA ought to be applauded for tackling corruption in the state.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > *** Heh-heh Ram. So you read that as "tackling" corruption, do you?
> >
> >
> > I shouldda known :-).
> >
> >
> > Since WHEN has "reporting" of corrupt " teacher apptmt--" or what have
> > you ,
> > become synonymous with "tackling" corruption  Ram?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > > The GOA is going back into records and arresting and flushing out
> > these con artists.
> >
> >
> > *** 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.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > 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.
> >
> >
> > *** 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.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > *** 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 :-).
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >  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.
> >
> >
> >
> > And now this multi-crore pension scam. The other areas the GOA could
> > focus on are
> >
> > The Sales Tax department (one of the most corrupt)
> >
> > 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.
> >
> >
> >
> > ____________
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > *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.
> >
> > "Ninety-eight fake pension payment orders (PPOs) have been seized and
> > the kingpins of the rackets arrested," police said
> >
> > It is suspected that the scam, involving crores of government money,
> > started in 1995 and continued till 2005, police said.
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > "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.
> >
> > 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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