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Dalit IAS babu in MP alleges bias, threatens suicide
Deshdeep Saxena, TNN | Sep 23, 2011, 04.24AM IST
BHOPAL: A Dalit IAS officer in Madhya Pradesh alleging denial of
promotion even after he was cleared in a graft case has threatened to
commit suicide if the state government takes any disciplinary action
against him. Ramesh Thete (51), a controversial IAS officer of 1993
batch, was suspended in a bribery case in 2002 and was reinstated in
May this year after successfully challenging his suspension in the
Supreme Court.
Thete alleged the government was not promoting him even after his
reinstatement. He is posted as an under secretary in the Narmada
Valley Development Authority (NVDA). Thete's batch mates have already
been promoted as secretary in the state.
Sources said some senior officers warned Thete that he would have to
face disciplinary action if he refused to restrain himself. Two days
back, Thete sought an appointment with the chief secretary, which was
reportedly denied.
"I have been a victim of casteism, corruption and money power," Thete
said before sending SMS to reporters. His message said:
"Anushasanheenta ka notice diya jata hai to Vallabh Bhavan ke samne
meri lash hogi" (my dead body will lie before the state secretariat
building if a notice of disciplinary action is given to me). The
message also warned of "Dalit anger" in case he was "forced" to take
the extreme step.
Chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan refused to comment on Thete's
threat. "The chief secretary will look into the issue," he said. Chief
secretary Avni Vaishya said the government was trying to help the IAS
officer. "He is disturbed. So far nothing official has come to me
(about his suicide threat). We are trying to help him within the
extent of law," said the chief secretary.
Thete was caught by the Lokayukta police in February 2002 for
allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 1 lakh from a principal of
Industrial Training Institute, Betul. Thete was serving as director of
employment and training.
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