A case of fraudulent appointment of no fewer than 11 youth as Junior Engineers and Technical Assistants in the Rural Development Department in Kishtwar has come to fore. Complaints against these youth having produced fake engineering certificates were lodged with authorities by persons who thought their genuine rights had been violated led to the unraveling of this fraudulent case of fake certificates. It is reported that these youth had studied at Polytechnic in Jammu but managed to obtain engineering certificates from Chhatisgarh. Now the ACD and the RDD are preparing to make enquiries from Chhatisgarh whether the certificates issued to the youth are genuine. These people had been appointed under MGNREGA and posted in Marwah, Dachhan, Nagsani and other blocs. The question is why was not full scrutiny of their fake engineering certificate made at the time of their appointment? Why were the norms of recruitment of fresher violated and appointment orders issued? Agreeing that in case it is proved that a fraud has been played on the Government, and the individual will be punished according to the law, the questions remains what about those who allowed them to take up the jobs without having scrutinized their documentation. On the face of it one can say that there has been a nexus of sorts between the applicants and the authorities charged with the responsibility of processing their case. It appears this is a scam though the fraud is yet to be established. Earlier also there were reports of fraudulent appointments in which authorities were also involved. Now that this case of fraud has come to the notice of the public, we hope the Government will conduct quick and impartial enquiry into the happening and if fraud is established, the culprits will be brought to book. The real facts about this case should be made public so that justice is done to one and all.
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