Deepankar Sharda
Chandigarh, January 24
Allegations of corruption in Panjab College (PU) haven’t ended after the resignation of former Vice Chancellor Raj Kumar. In a contemporary controversy, the Director, Sports activities and Bodily Training, has despatched a reminder discover to all wardens for realising Rs 13,500 every in lieu of buy of 600 yoga mats for final 12 months’s Yoga Day celebrations.
A number of PU senators have alleged that not even a single mat was bought by the hostel wardens for the Yoga Day celebrations. This was additionally one of many corruption expenses levelled in opposition to Professor Raj Kumar, which allegedly turned one of many causes for his resignation.
As per the file, the college determined to have fun Worldwide Yoga Day 2022 on a big scale. A committee was fashioned for the approval of funds price about Rs 18.5 lakh. It was suggested to spend the quantity from the amalgamated fund, which is underneath the workplace of Dean, Pupil Welfare (DSW). Nevertheless, solely Rs 2 lakh was launched by the college authorities.
The committee determined {that a} minimal of 30 college students of every hostel, together with worldwide hostel and girls’s working hostel, could be motivated to attend the camp and these hostels will make cost in direction of the acquisition of mats.
Nevertheless, when the hostel wardens had been requested to make use of the hostel funds for making funds after the celebrations, solely three wardens responded, whereas the others objected to the order, claiming that they weren’t knowledgeable about any buy of yoga mats from hostel funds, nor did they get any of those.
Confusion created by DSW workplace: Director
“The confusion is created by the DSW’s workplace because it merely despatched the payments to the wardens, as a substitute of placing a canopy notice with the order. It was determined by the buying committee, of which the DSW was additionally an element. We’ve got distributed 600 mats and the seller is now asking for cost. I’ve no different choice, however to ship the reminder. Being a nodal officer, our workplace was coping with the acquisition of mats. The seller was picked by means of an on-the-spot citation and the hostel college students attended the occasion,” mentioned Dr Prashant Kumar Gautam, Director, Bodily Training and Sports activities, who claims to have all paperwork associated to the matter. The DSW, in the meantime, remained unavailable for remark.
Clear corruption: Fellow
“We are going to work underneath the zero tolerance coverage on corruption in Chandigarh. That is an open-and-shut case of corruption, the place no buy was made, however payments had been generated. This reminder (order) clearly depicts that the mastermind of corruption has gone, however it’s nonetheless working within the veins of the authorities. We are going to urge to the Vice Chancellor to order a CBI inquiry into all issues of corruption within the PU,” mentioned Davesh Moudgil, former Chandigarh Mayor and PU Fellow.
Timeline
Could 13, 2022: A 12-member committee is fashioned for following UGC tips on one-month Yoga Day celebrations.
Could 18: The committee unanimously approves the hiring of two yoga instructors for the one-month camp. It additionally provides its nod for buying 2,000 yoga mats at a price of about Rs 10 lakh.
Could 27: It’s determined to purchase solely 600 mats.
November 2: Senior fellow Satya Pal Jain raises difficulty with the VC workplace.
