Lokayukta to probe misuse of SC/ST funds by University
BANGALORE, November 20, 2009: Karnataka Government has ordered a probe
by the Karnataka Lokayukta into alleged misuse of funds meant for the
SC and ST Welfare Fund by the Bangalore University headed by
Vice-Chancellor N Prabhu Dev.
Prof. Prabhu Dev has an altercation with the Higher Education
Department by allegedly opposing the newly appointed Registrars from
taking office on Tuesday. The Chief Minister's office reportedly
intervened and in fact stopped the appointment of two registrars for a
day.
The Vice-Chancellor has left for New Delhi for personal work and was
not available for comment on the issue on Thursday. Prof. Dev was
earlier headed the famous Jayadeva Institute of Cardiology Hospital in
Bangalore.
Higher Education Minister Aravind Limbavali has referred to the
Lokayukta a complaint lodged by Dalit organisations against the
alleged misuse of scholarship funds allocated by the Social Welfare
Department for distribution among SC and ST students. Lokayukta headed
by N Santhosh Hegde is likely to commence the probe soon.
It is alleged that Special Officer for SC and ST Cell Dr Ravi Kumar
had misused the funds sanctioned for 2008-09. The vice-chancellor
assumed office only a few months ago.
Several dalit organisations and students staged a protest in the
university campus opposing the 'caste politics of the VC and stopping
the two registrars from assuming the offices on caste grounds." Dr
Prabhu Dev met Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa and requested him to
replace the chosen candidates with his nominees. The Higher Education
Minister's Secretariat worked to expose the vested interest of the
vice-chancellor in exposed the leak to the media by the VC's office of
the note addressed to the Principal Secretary, Department of Higher
Education Srikant.
The Dalit groups had submitted the complaint to the Government for
almost two weeks ago. Mr Limbavali is reportedly referred the case to
the Lokayukta when Bangalore University had faced a crisis over Dr
Prabhu Dev's opposition to allow newly appointed Registrars Prof M G
Krishnan and Prof M S Talwar to assume charge.
The Higher Education Minister has been upset with the Vice Chancellor
for openly criticising the trifurcation of Bangalore University.
The complaints list the allegedly illegal selection of Bangalore
Educational Resources Pvt Limited as a nodal agency to screen
prospective study centres for its distance education programme outside
Karnataka.
Our Correspondent
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