Right to Information (RTI) activist Ajay Dubey has questioned that despite Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s instructions to stay away from nepotism why the Madhya Pradesh Government is appointing the son of lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan, Mandar Mahajan, as member of the State Wildlife Board (SBWl).
Dubey in a statement here on Sunday said, “The State Government is out to appoint Mahajan as member of the State Wildlife Board by adopting unfair process.”
Dubey further said that the Minister in-charge for Indore Bhupendra Singh is recommending Mahajan for the post of wildlife board member by using his clout. Mahajan does not have anything to do with the wildlife conservation, whereas as per the Section 6 (1) of the Wildlife Protection Act 1972 only a person who has done remarkable work in the field of environment and conservation could be made member of the board. But in case of Mahajan rules are being violated just for sycophancy. Moreover, the appointment to be made also overlooks Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s instructions that relatives of parliamentarians, legislators and ministers should not be appointed on public government posts, he added.
He said that the Indore Chief Conservator of Forest has accepted in his recommendation that there is no fixed application form for the appointment in board and that is why he is forwarding the application of Mahajan on the Performa for the appointment of honorary custodian to State’s Principal Chief Conservator of Forest. The act of Indore chief conservator of forest is illegal despite that the Principal Secretary of the forest department BP Singh amazingly did not raise any objections over it, he added.
He said that we have lodged complaint of this illegal act of the MP Government with Prime Minister Modi by tweet and have demanded action over it.He said that we are continuously demanding for transparency and impartiality in the appointment of public Government posts and for that have knocked doors of High Court and Supreme Court. If in this case also need be arise we would knock the doors of court, he added.