BHOPAL: In a brand new revelation to the alleged irregular appointments in Barkatullah University, two totally different yardsticks are being adopted to permit an worker to proceed as sports activities officer- a publish that isn’t sanctioned by the state authorities and doesn’t exist in BU.
Surprisingly, the incumbent officer has been allowed to proceed as sports activities officer whereas one other worker, who was additionally elevated as sports activities officer was eliminated and despatched to clerical cadre after a probe into complaints discovered that the publish doesn’t exist within the college. Now, workers and officers and even the one-man choose panel probing alleged irregular appointments within the college are questioning how the incumbent officer Ravindra Kaushik is allowed to proceed when the publish of sports activities officer doesn’t exist within the varsity.
The one-man panel of retired choose Anil Pare probing the irregular appointments in BU has recognized about 163 such workers who’re engaged on posts with out authorities sanction, some for nearly two and half many years.
The finance controller of the college has additionally objected to the unlawful appointments.
After a grievance that the previous sports activities officer of the college, Avinash Burbure, was engaged on the publish that was not authorized, he was eliminated in 2004. The Raj Bhawan too had stepped in after the complaints and sought readability on the problem from the college administration.
Letters accessed by TOI means that Raj Bhawan queried in regards to the standing of Burbure’s publish in BU after a number of complaints towards him. Raj Bhawan in a letter to the college requested to probe whether or not Burbure’s appointment as sports activities officer was irregular.
BU officers admitted irregularities within the appointment of Burbure because the sports activities officer stating that such a publish doesn’t exist within the college. Burbure was despatched again to his authentic publish as a clerk, however on the similar time one other worker, Ravindra Kaushik, who was additionally posted as sports activities officer continued with out being questioned.
In Kaushik’s case, the college went a step additional and allowed him to avail research depart for pursuing PhD.
“This is strange that despite knowing that there was no post of sports officer in BU, Kaushik was allowed to work and approved study leave. BU should immediately take action and remove him from the post,” stated a complainant who has flagged the problem once more.
When contacted, Burbure, who retired from BU final yr informed TOI that he was appointed sports activities officer by the college and later it had despatched him again to his earlier publish from which he finally retired. “If I was removed, citing that the post was not sanctioned, the same yardstick must apply to others,” he stated.
Sources stated Kaushik sought a research depart for pursuing PhD from Gwalior. “What kind of study leave is this, when the post on which he is working is not approved by the state government?” reacted an official with out quoting his identify.
Vice-chancellor of BU, SK Jain stated, “It seems that a lot of irregularities took place before I joined here. I will look into the matter after the complaint is brought to my notice.”