Proving Me Responsible By Media Trial Incorrect

Puja Khedkar, the trainee IAS officer within the eye of a large controversy over alleged misuse of energy and privileges, has stated “The media trial proving me responsible is incorrect”. The 34-year-old faces accusations of utilizing fraudulent means to clear her civil providers examination, together with allegedly misrepresenting herself below the bodily disabilities and non-creamy layer of OBC classes.

“Our Indian Structure is predicated on the actual fact harmless till confirmed responsible. So, media trial proving me responsible is definitely incorrect. It’s the primary proper of everybody. You’ll be able to say it’s alleged however proving me responsible like that is incorrect,” she stated.

Ms Khedkar stated she is going to testify in entrance of the knowledgeable committee and she is going to “settle for the choice of the committee”. “No matter my submission is, I’ll give it in entrance of the committee and the reality will come out,” she added.

Questions have been raised about Ms Khedkar’s appointment within the civil providers after a Pune RTI activist Vijay Kumbhar alleged that she didn’t fall below the OBC non-creamy layer as her father had belongings value Rs 40 crore.

“As per the foundations, solely these come below the OBC non-creme layer class whose dad and mom are below 8 lakh every year of earnings, however their earnings reveals that it’s 40 crore. Her dad and mom contested the current Lok Sabha polls and all of the property particulars are there within the affidavit,” he stated.

She can also be dealing with scrutiny for allegedly abusing her authority and submitting fraudulent incapacity and caste certificates to qualify for the civil service examination.

The collector of Pune, the place 2023-batch IAS officer Khedkar was posted as an assistant collector, raised a criticism with the Chief Secretary of the Maharashtra authorities. It was alleged she was discovered utilizing a crimson beacon and a “Authorities of Maharashtra” sticker on her non-public Audi automotive. She additionally used Pune Extra Collector Ajay Extra’s workplace whereas he was away. She reportedly eliminated workplace furnishings, apart from demanding letterheads and a VIP quantity plate. She additionally raised calls for for a separate home and automotive — perks which can be unavailable for junior officers on probation for twenty-four months.

She was later transferred to Washim district.

“My job right here as a probationer is to work and be taught and that’s what I’m doing. I can’t make any feedback on that (the probe). Each time the choice of the committee comes, will probably be public and open to scrutiny. However proper now I haven’t got any proper to let you know concerning the investigation happening,” she stated whereas talking to reporters.

Amid the continuing row, it has now emerged the probationary IAS officer had submitted a non-creamy layer OBC Certificates to safe admission to MBBS in 2007. 

Arvind Bhore, the Director of Shrimati Kashibai Navale Medical Faculty and Normal Hospital, stated Ms Khedkar secured a seat for the MBBS course within the school by way of the Affiliation of Administration of Unaided Personal Medical and Dental Schools of Maharashtra (AMUPDMC) entrance check and had scored 146 marks out of 200. She was enrolled within the school’s first batch in 2007. She had secured the seat by way of the nomadic tribe-3 class furnishing a non-creamy layer OBC certificates, he alleged.

This was not the one time Ms Khedkar tried to safe such a medical certificates. In August 2022. she once more utilized for a incapacity certificates from Pune however was shot down by medical doctors who examined her and stated “it’s not doable”.

When she was requested about these medical certificates, she stated, “The knowledgeable committee has been established to probe these technical issues. I’ll submit my response to the committee. Let the specialists resolve. Regardless of the case is, it would are available in entrance of the general public.”

A case has additionally been filed in opposition to Puja Khedhkar’s dad and mom, Manorma Khedkar and Dilip Khedkar for allegedly threatening farmers with a pistol.