Thiruvananthapuram: The BJP’s Kerala unit has come under a cloud following a purported internal report on alleged corruption by some leaders in the grant of MCI clearance for a private college, a charge denied by the saffron party.
Seizing upon the purported report, ruling CPI-M and opposition Congress demanded a CBI probe into the matter.
A section of the media quoted the purported report of the BJP’s internal committee that claimed Rs 5.60 crore had been given to a party functionary for getting the approval of Medical Council of India (MCI) to the college in nearby Varkala.
As per the report, a party worker and convener of its co- operative cell, had received the amount from a businessman, who runs the college.
However, state BJP president Kummanam Rajasekharan said media reports in this regard were “exaggerated and based on rumours.”
Stating that the BJP was committed to eradicating corruption, he said immediate steps had been taken when the allegations had cropped up.
The party would take stern action against any leader if they were found to have any connection with corruption, Rajasekharan said.
BJP state General Secretary M T Ramesh, whose name also figured in the media reports, dismissed allegations against him as “baseless”.
He, however, admitted that some persons from a medical college in Palakkad district had met him around one-and-a-half months ago asking whether he could help in getting approval.
The purported report, allegedly submitted to the BJP state president last month, had stated that the allegations were ‘serious’ especially at a time when Prime Minister Narendra Modi was taking a strong position against corruption.
It had also stated that a New Delhi-based person, against whom also charges regarding the Varkala medical college matter have been made, had misused a photo with the prime minister to cheat persons by showing he had influence at the Centre.
Leader of the Opposition in the assembly Ramesh Chennithala said reports had come out stating that bribe had been paid to BJP leaders for getting MCI sanction to the medical college and also for additional seats.
“What has come out is a widespread corruption involving state BJP leaders under the cover of BJP-led NDA government at the Centre,” he alleged.
Hitting hard at state BJP leaders, CPI-M veteran V S Achutanandan said the anti-graft image of the saffron party leaders had “burst like bubble” due to corruption charges.
Talking to reporters in Kottayam, Left Democratic Front (LDF) Convenor Vaikom Viswam demanded an investigation into the bribe allegations against the BJP leaders.
Shillong: The construction work for the much-awaited medical college in Tura area of West Garo Hills District will start soon, Health Minister AL Hek told the Assembly today.
A proposal for the project, estimated to cost Rs 234.89 crore, has been sent to the finance department for necessary sanctions, Hek said in his reply to a query by Leader of Opposition Mukul Sangma during the Question Hour.
The cost will be shared by the state and the Centre on the basis of 90:10 ratio and the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has already sanctioned Rs 51 crore, he added.
The leader of opposition had sought an explanation from the government for the delay in according approvals to the project.
Adding to Hek’s reply, Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma said the state elections have delayed the process and the government is reviewing the matter.
The estimate for the project had also shot up from Rs 189 crore to Rs 234.89 crore in the past few months, he said.
“The file was sent to the finance department in February and then there were elections. Yes it has been a month now and we are reviewing the matter but I can assure you that it (according sanction) will not take five years like it did before,” he said in an apparent dig at the previous government.
Replying to the CM’s jibe, the leader of opposition said the previous government had tried to remove encroachments from the Tura civil hospital complex during its tenure but “sheer politics” over the matter prevented it from doing so.
Interrupting Mukul Sangma, Deputy Chief Minister Prestone Tynsong said, “We don’t want lectures during the Question Hour.”
The leader of opposition, in turn, asked the deputy chief minister to refrain from disturbing him when he was trying to raise an important issue.
He urged the government to “show its seriousness on the matter” as over 100 acres of land have been donated by the people for the project.
Earlier, government chief whip Agatha Sangma sought a clarification from the health minister for shifting the location for the medical college.
To this, Hek said the project had to be moved to a new site because the first one did not meet the norms laid down by the Medical Council of India.
Mumbai: Rs 20 lakh has to be paid as compensation to a student by the state government, who failed to get admission in a private medical college, despite having scored a high percentage in the entrance test, as per the latest Bombay High Court directive.
In a writ petition the girl student stated that the college be directed to grant her admission, as she had scored higher marks than those admitted by the college. Ms Ansari, alsodemanded an investigation into the admission process and violation of laws committed by colleges.
The Court claimed that the allegations made by student Firdos Ansari were proven to be correct by a government appointed committee that no effort was made to secure the student admission in a medical College and therefore the government will now have to pay a 20 lakh compensation.
The petitioner also sought requisite compensation for the agony and stress she underwent during the entire exercise and the damage caused to her academic pursuit reports Asian Age.
Govt not only should pay Rs20,00,000/-as laid down by the Mumbai High Court,but the Govt has to ensure that the student gets a seat in the said college,as a Natural Justice.
New Delhi: Rejecting the interim relief to medical aspirants who demanded the pooling of seats of Delhi and IP universities while counseling for PG medical admissions in the capital, the Delhi High court refused to interfere with the admission process for postgraduate medical courses in Delhi University and Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University for the academic year 2017-18. Giving a go ahead to both universities to continue admissions the single bench comprising of Justice V. Kameswar Rao observed
In any case, prima facie when Universities are governed by two different reservation policies, they cannot pool their seats for common counselling. It would lead to further litigation by candidates, who are entitled to admission in view of one list, say Central List but denied the same as his/her caste does not find mentioned in the UT list.
The court was responding to writ petition demanding pooling of seats of DU and IP as well as common counselling for PG medical seats for the same in the capital. The petitioners also challenged University rules and regulations which provide for institutional preference while admitting students. The counsel for the petitioner pointed out that as against 150 seats at the Under Graduate level in the Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, respondent No.1 there are about 209 seats at the Post Graduate level which means if institutional preference is given, many seats would remain unfilled/go waste
The writ also called for a combined counselling through the designated authority for admission to all PG/Medical Courses in terms of Regulation 9A of the Medical Council of India Post Graduate Regulations, 2000 in the capital as well as pooling of seats adding that the word “Common Counselling” in Regulation 9A has to include pooling of students without any institutional preference and this necessarily be understood in the background of the fact that the admission process is on the basis of NEET-PG.
On the other hand, Mr. T. Singhdev, learned counsel for the Medical Council of India, the respondent submited that the institution reservation is permissible under the scheme of Regulation 9 and Regulation 9A of the Post Graduate Medical Education Regulation, 2000.
The counsel for MCI further added that merger of seats of University of Delhi and Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University is impractical as both follow different lists for reserved categories (SC/ST and OBC) and this Court in exercise of its power under Article 226 of the Constitution cannot merge the seats reserved by way of institutional preference of the two Universities one being Central University and other a State University as that would amount to encroaching the functions assigned to legislative bodies under the Constitution.
Following the arguments court denied the students interim relief, and refusing to interfere in the process of medical admissions in the capital.
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