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SATURDAY, JULY 11, 2015 DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU daily n the end Vyapam has end- tions before it and on Thursday ed where it should have at ordered the transfer of the inves- Excelsior Ithe outset : in the lap of the tigation to the cbi. Everyone at Established 1965 Central Bureau of Investigation, Vyapam scam the moment seemed happy at the development and none as much Founder Editor S.D. Rohmetra a much discredited organisation riage markets in Uttar Pradesh, Chouhan's home, accusing fin- ly was strangulated was pro- transfer of the Vyapam case by itself but one which some- Bihar and Madhya Pradesh. and gers pointing at close family nounced, with the help of a from Madhya Pradesh police to as the young surviving whistle- how continues to inspire confi- Vyapam we are talking of has members. of course, Mr Shivraj cooperative senior doctor ,to the Central Bureau of Investiga- bower who had come to delhi dence.in any case this is not the been "Vyapak" in Madhya Chouhan has refuted that charge have died of anxiety caused of tion, the latter investigation from bhopal for the Apex Court Rain and flood in Jammu place to discuss the strengths Pradesh. evereyone, almost even as he did rather belatedly all things by a failed romance. preferably supervised by the pronouncement. and weaknesses of the nation's everyone, down the power lad- order an inquiry into the entire the official post-mortem had Apex Court. Curiously, the police guard ue to torrential rains, Jammu city and its Prime Criminal Investigation der from Raj Bhawan to episode resulting in widespread stated the cause as asphyxation The Supreme Court had two assigned to him for his safety by peripheral areas have suffered big loss owing Agency. The question to ask is sachivalaya (secretariat) and arrests of alleged wrong-doers. suggesting struggle with her days earlier exppressed its con- the mp Government had not Dto the flood water entering the houses in low- what is this monster Vyapam including sections of judici- It was when the initial inquiry killers, but the specialist over- cern over the contuining deaths accompanied him - he avoids lying areas. The flood has been caused essentially by and how come it has been ary,people are ready and willing started gathering momentum turned the report on the basis of of alleged accused,whistle- accompanying me even in allowed to be around for so long, Bhopal for fear of death , the numerous nullahs that carry rain water to the river to take a dip in the holy mess. and arrests were effected that photographic evidence, as dis- blowers et al connected with the with some 2000 suspects under Vyapam was not confined just to the beans started spilling. tinct from the post-mortem case, an occurrence which the protectee said. He would not Tawi. People have illegally constructed houses and arrest, some 500 people acquiring through illicit means Degree-seekers,including many report. I couldn't believe my retired Madhya Pradesh High have been much use. his concern other structures in these nullahs causing obstruction absconding and 46, at the last professional degrees, it also genuine ones, asked questions. eyes when the senior doctor took Courrt Judge, supervising the though was the the Supreme to free flow of rain water. This results in floods. count, having lost their lives, fetched jobs, so it is alleged. and investigation by them,somehow Court had not clearly stated if it Despite repeated warnings by the Government to some of them whistleblowers, one of the allegations has it that chose not to view seriously.I am would supervise the cbi inquiry some witnesses and some list- MEN, MATTERS & MEMORIES as it had done in some cases in vacate illegal constructions and encroachments in the Governor Ram Naresh Yadav's not imputig motives - far be it ed among the accused. son collected rs. Rs 3 lakhs on M L KOTRU from me - but the good man was the past."this not a small, trifling nullahs, people have not paid heed to it and the result Vyapam to be sure is not a the Raj Bhawan lawns on convinced about the fairness of case,sir. the future of thousands is that many houses have been damaged and proper- monster,it simply represents promisimng jobs to some seek- the ones with genuine griev- recourse to a psycological the local inquiry he supervised; of lives and crores of rupees is ty washed away. human greed,the willingnesss to ers. ances aired their views pub- assessment he had made on he said so on a number of tv involved.'" However, in many areas that are low lying, damage cheat, an adventurist spirit that's The Governor himself fig- licly,risking their lives. phgotographic evidence. channels after Chief Minister There is the undoubted only too willing to take short involvement of vested interests has been considerable. Large scale damage has hap- ured at no. 10 in the list of orig- A corrupt system did not To give credibility to the Chouhan initially rejected the cuts to institutions of excel- inally charge-sheeted accused want any form of whistle-blow- inquiry ordered by him, the demand for transfer of the case in the operation of Vyapam. The pened to residential houses, shops, and other proper- lence, universities, medical col- but his name was dropped when ing.murders,disappearances, Chief Minister had set up a spe- to the cbi, endorsed also by size and magnitude of the buisi- ties. People have seen moveable household goods leges, engineering collleges and confronted with the reality that some victims of fraud and odd- cial investigation team,moni- Home Minister Rajnath Singh ness of manipulating the system including cars parked in open, floating in the gushing what have you. All in the name as a constitutional entity the ly arrested as suspects, became tored by a High Court three days earlier. Obviousy the in the matter of employmemnt flood waters. Reports from rural areas are still to of acquiring fake or undeserving Governor was beyond reproach a commonplace. a corrupt Judge,both failing to inspire mounting pressure of public and admissions to professional degrees to worm your way up colleges is enormous. As big as come. Floods have been reported from Samba and while in office. not that mr authority simultaneously chose confidence,much to the glee of opinion did persuade Chouhan the social scale. Or simply to yadav, the incumbent, was both- to close ranks and collaborated the Congress Party and its to change his mind and to your 2G or similar scams. And Kathua also. A large number of localities in Jammu land a lucrative jobas an engi- ered. He has carried on for almot as a team to turn the tables on leader, the former Madhya announce his decision to request this is just the tip of the ice-berg. city have been reported to have come under flood neer or doctor ; your two years after Vyapam, burst those who threy believed were Pradesh Chief Minister, Mr. the Madhya Pradesh High Court We haven't even reached any- water. ward,armed with a "fixed" pro- into the open. talking too much.murders were Digvijay Singh, who spearhead- to transfer the conduct of the where near the boundary walls The Government must immediately order survey of fessional degree,you, as a fond The scam has cast a dark turned into suicides or acci- ed the counter-attack and was inquiry to he cbi.The Supreme of private professional institu- partent, can be sure, will com- tions.The admission business is the damage done by flood and rains to private and shadow even on the otherwise dents. one of the petitioners to move Court had in the meantime tak- mand a hefty dowry in the mar- affable Chief Minister A young lady who obvious- the Supreme Court pleading of en up consideration of the peti- at its murkiest there. public property. Revenue and other authorities must submit a quick report to the Government so that relief Sanjay Gupta districts of the state withthe measures are undertaken. Fortunately, no casualties active involvement of District have been reported from any area so far. That is a igital India Week was Administration and District launched by the Prime redeeming factor. But the loss of houses, structures, Digital India Informatics Officers of NIC. Minister on 01st of July cattle, crops, moveable goods and household furni- D Educational institutions also 2015 from Indira Gandhi Indoor enrollment, Digital Locker up Digital India and also to share of the country. ation of digital infrastructure, played a very vital role in suc- ture etc. should be recorded and the Government Stadium Delhi. This historical (Paperless Services), eSign, their ideas on MyGov for build- It is pertinent to mention here delivering services digitally, and cessful conduct of Digital India should announce relief for flood sufferers. In particu- launch was witnessed live by few ePraman, eAadhar Based Atten- ing a digital economy. Impor- that Digital India is an initiative digital literacy. Digital India is a tance of NOFN in the near future Programme. All the districts of lar, those whose houses have been washed have to district HQ and gram panchayats dance System, e-Hospital, e- from Government of India to Programme to prepare India for Scholarship, MyGov, Financial and Post Offices Network and integrate the government depart- a knowledge future and bridging the state have launched their be provided shelter. We have to remember that the of the country through video con- ferencing as well as through live & Digital Inclusion were some of making themMulti Service Cen- ments and the people of India to the digital divide.

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