Nagpur University polls irregularities submits report to VC
The one-man panel of the retired Bombay high court judge was constituted on April 16 last year after TOI, through a series of reports, exposed how politics had played its part in NU polls for Senate and Board of Studies (BoS). This newspaper also reported about warring groups within the university and allegations of forgery, blackmailing and even threats to NU top officials.
Citing an NGO, TOI had reported that as to how assistant returning officer for BoS polls Vilas Ramteke was allegedly blackmailed and forced to resign by members of Secular Panel that included some eminent academicians. The NGO had accused them of encouraging corruption and promoting unethical practices in the academic circles and also interfering in the NU administration.
Yenkie confirmed the development, stating that the VC had entrusted him to take further action. He refused to provide specific details.
Insiders, however, confirmed that the report had indicted academicians and also recommended action against them for adopting unethical practices during polls. The judge also probed the old case of tainted Dhanwate National College (DNC) lecturer Pradip Hadke who forged documents and cast a bogus vote during Senate elections.
Interacting with the media last time, Yenkie had revealed a disturbing fact that even top officials including him received threats from political parties which pressured them for granting favours to their candidates during polls. He also talked of finding several cases of candidates using forged documents or submitting false information for contesting in NU polls or voting in them. Terming these acts as "shameful", the registrar had vowed to punish the guilty and even lodged a police complaint against such tainted persons. He had also stated that even Hislop Education Society, which later withdrew complaint against Hadke under pressure, would not be spared if the lecturer was indicted by the panel.
Insiders, however, raised doubts on NU bosses' commitment on acting on the probe report, citing their inaction on earlier such reports. There is little action in the roster scam in which over 500 university appointments are under scanner. In fact, even after indicting reports from another retired Bombay High Court judge GG Loney who recommended immediate police complaint to probe the scam, NU bosses are reluctant to act against accused, allegedly due to political pressure.
The one-man panel of the retired Bombay high court judge was constituted on April 16 last year after TOI, through a series of reports, exposed how politics had played its part in NU polls for Senate and Board of Studies (BoS). This newspaper also reported about warring groups within the university and allegations of forgery, blackmailing and even threats to NU top officials.
Citing an NGO, TOI had reported that as to how assistant returning officer for BoS polls Vilas Ramteke was allegedly blackmailed and forced to resign by members of Secular Panel that included some eminent academicians. The NGO had accused them of encouraging corruption and promoting unethical practices in the academic circles and also interfering in the NU administration.
Yenkie confirmed the development, stating that the VC had entrusted him to take further action. He refused to provide specific details.
Insiders, however, confirmed that the report had indicted academicians and also recommended action against them for adopting unethical practices during polls. The judge also probed the old case of tainted Dhanwate National College (DNC) lecturer Pradip Hadke who forged documents and cast a bogus vote during Senate elections.
Interacting with the media last time, Yenkie had revealed a disturbing fact that even top officials including him received threats from political parties which pressured them for granting favours to their candidates during polls. He also talked of finding several cases of candidates using forged documents or submitting false information for contesting in NU polls or voting in them. Terming these acts as "shameful", the registrar had vowed to punish the guilty and even lodged a police complaint against such tainted persons. He had also stated that even Hislop Education Society, which later withdrew complaint against Hadke under pressure, would not be spared if the lecturer was indicted by the panel.
Insiders, however, raised doubts on NU bosses' commitment on acting on the probe report, citing their inaction on earlier such reports. There is little action in the roster scam in which over 500 university appointments are under scanner. In fact, even after indicting reports from another retired Bombay High Court judge GG Loney who recommended immediate police complaint to probe the scam, NU bosses are reluctant to act against accused, allegedly due to political pressure.
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