Thursday, September 22, 2011

[ZESTCaste] Promote me or I’ll kill myself: MP Dalit IAS officer

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/promote-me-or-ill-kill-myself-mp-dalit-ias-officer/849972/

Promote me or I'll kill myself: MP Dalit IAS officer

Milind Ghatwai Posted online: Thu Sep 22 2011, 01:49 hrs
Bhopal : IAS officer Ramesh Thete has threatened to commit suicide in
front of the Madhya Pradesh Chief Secretary's office if he was not
promoted to the post of secretary.

The Dalit officer alleged that he was being discriminated against
because of his caste, and has written to the SC/ST Commission
describing how some upper caste bureaucrats had been promoted despite
pending corruption cases against them.

The Lokayukta had recently sought the government's permission to
prosecute Thete in an old case of corruption.

The 1993-batch officer said he appeared before the departmental
promotion committee a few days ago and learnt that the anti-corruption
watchdog had revived the old case. A DPC member told him that though
he was fit for promotion it could happen only after the Lokayukta's
case was over.

The bureaucrat said the MP High Court had ruled in his favour and yet
the Lokayukta wanted to file a fresh case after seeking permission to
prosecute him.

Thete said the government should set up a probe committee to check the
veracity of the documents submitted by the Lokayukta, and he be given
an opportunity to present his case.

"If the documents are found genuine I should be punished, if not cases
should be registered against Lokayuukta officials," Thete told The
Indian Express alleging that there was a conspiracy to deny him
promotion. He said if the MP government does neither he would be
forced to take his life.

The Lokayukta had raided Thete's house in 2002 after he was caught
taking a bribe. A case of disproportionate assets was slapped against
him.


------------------------------------

----
INFORMATION OVERLOAD?
Get all ZESTCaste mails sent out in a span of 24 hours in a single mail. Subscribe to the daily digest version by sending a blank mail to ZESTMedia-digest@yahoogroups.com, OR, if you have a Yahoo! Id, change your settings at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTMedia/join/

PARTICIPATE:-
On this list you can share caste news, discuss caste issues and network with like-minded anti-caste people from across India and the world. Just write to zestcaste@yahoogroups.com

TELL FRIENDS TO SIGN UP:-
If you got this mail as a forward, subscribe to ZESTCaste by sending a blank mail to ZESTCaste-subscribe@yahoogroups.com OR, if you have a Yahoo! ID, by visiting http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCaste/join/

Also have a look at our sister list, ZESTMedia: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTMedia/Yahoo! Groups Links

<*> To visit your group on the web, go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCaste/

<*> Your email settings:
Individual Email | Traditional

<*> To change settings online go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCaste/join
(Yahoo! ID required)

<*> To change settings via email:
ZESTCaste-digest@yahoogroups.com
ZESTCaste-fullfeatured@yahoogroups.com

<*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
ZESTCaste-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com

<*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to:
http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/

No comments:

Post a Comment