UP minister’s brother resigns as assistant professor amid row over appointment under EWS category
Facing opposition flak, Uttar Pradesh minister Satish Chandra Dwivedi”s brother Arun Dwivedi resigned as assistant professor from a college right here on Wednesday, days after his appointment under the economically weaker part quota sparked a row.
Speaking to information individuals right here on Wednesday, Arun Dwivedi mentioned the registrar of Siddharth University, Rakesh Kumar, knowledgeable him that his resignation had been accepted.
“I was appointed on the post on the basis of my qualification as per the proper procedure, but it is my misfortune that soon after I joined, there has been an effort to tarnish the image of my elder brother by linking it (my appointment) to him in the media and social media,” he mentioned.
The state primary schooling minister”s brother was appointed assistant professor within the psychology division of the college under the economically weaker part (EWS) quota on May 21.
The EWS quota applies to households with an annual earnings of lower than Rs 8 lakh.
Arun Dwivedi asserted that the appointment was made on the premise of his {qualifications} as he’s a Ph.D, a gold medallist in MA, and has performed his JRF and SRF from the Defence Institute of Psychological Research (DIPR), DRDO.
He mentioned that 17 of his analysis papers had been printed, including that he has edited a guide as effectively.
Arun Dwivedi cited extreme psychological stress because of the controversy over the appointment as the rationale behind his resignation.
“I do not want baseless allegations levelled against my brother because of me. I cannot bear this. There is nothing more important than the social and political honour of my brother and my family, not even this important post. And so, with full responsibility, I have given my resignation today,” Arun Dwivedi mentioned.
He mentioned he had utilized for the put up in November 2019 with an EWS certificates issued to him based mostly on his financial situation on the time. And despite the fact that he bought married to a girl working within the schooling division later, it was his proper to maintain the certificates, Arun Dwivedi mentioned.
He mentioned that he had bought the job after completion of all formalities, together with an interview, and his brother had no function in it.
“Being the brother of a minister proved to be a curse for me,” he mentioned terming the allegations levelled in opposition to him as “baseless”.
Arun Dwivedi mentioned his ancestral property is lower than what’s talked about as the standards for EWS certificates and no agency is registered in his title, as being mentioned by individuals.
Satish Chandra Dwivedi, when contacted, mentioned that his brother isn’t a associate in his properties, and the ambit of standards of the EWS may be very massive.
“People generally believe that this certificate (EWS) is given to the poor. The rule is that a person earning upto Rs 8 lakh are also eligible for the EWS certificate. I had no role in the appointment of my brother, and I am ready to face any probe in this matter,” he mentioned.
However, as the appointment triggered an issue, the college”s vice-chancellor, professor Surendra Dubey, needed to come out with an announcement saying the appointment can be cancelled if any irregularity was discovered.
“The entire process was transparent and the interview was video-graphed. EWS certificate is issued by the administration and if any irregularity is found, the appointment would be cancelled,” he had mentioned.
Dubey had confused that the college would provoke “penal action” if Arun Dwivedi”s EWS certificates was discovered to be pretend.
The college had invited functions for 2 posts, one under the EWS quota and the opposite within the Other Backward Classes category.
The vice-chancellor had mentioned he didn’t know that Arun Dwivedi was Satish Chandra Dwivedi”s brother and it had come to mild by means of social media.
He additionally mentioned that for the 2 posts, 150 functions had been acquired, and based mostly on benefit, 10 candidates had been short-listed, together with that of Arun Dwivedi.
Meanwhile, Sub-Divisional Magistrate of Itwa tehsil Utkarsh Srivastava mentioned that the EWS certificates was made in November 2019, whereas following all the rules and guidelines.
According to the Union Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, people who find themselves not coated under the scheme of reservation for SCs, STs and OBCs and whose household has gross annual earnings under Rs 8 lakh are to be recognized as EWS for the advantage of reservation.
Income shall additionally embrace earnings from all sources together with wage, agriculture, enterprise, and occupation for the monetary yr previous to the yr of utility.
The opposition events within the state criticised Arun Dwivedi”s appointment.
Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Ajay Kumar Lallu on Sunday demanded that the appointment of Arun Dwivedi be instantly cancelled and the function of his brother within the episode be probed.
Samajwadi Party MLC Ashutosh Sinha termed it an instance of the blatant misuse of presidency equipment to profit the close to and pricey ones of these in energy.
Attacking Satish Chandra Dwivedi over his brother Arun Dwivedi appointment as assistant professor under EWS quota, senior Aam Aadmi Party chief Sanjay Singh mentioned as quickly as the reality was revealed, the minister made his brother resign.
“This act of corruption (”farjiwaarhaa”) took place under the influence of the Basic Education minister, hence the Chief Minister should sack him,” Singh mentioned in Lucknow on Wednesday.
He additionally mentioned that the sub-divisional Justice of the Peace who issued the EWS certificates (to Arun Dwivedi), and the vice-chancellor who accepted the two-year-old certificates needs to be despatched to jail.
(With PTI inputs)
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