Senior Congress MlA from Jangpura Tarvinder Singh Marwah has been indicted by the lokayukta for getting his daughter admitted to a Delhi University college using forged documents.
lokayukta Justice Manmohan Sarin has recommended to lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung to “censure” the four-time MlA from Jangpura while holding him guilty of violation of “norms of integrity and conduct”. In the order, the lokayukta said forged marksheet and migration certificates were used for admission of Marwah’s daughter Jasmine Kaur to Mata Sundari College. The MlA had to resign in March last year from the post of Parliamentary Secretary to Chief Minister after allegations came to light.
Marwah is seeking ticket from Jangpura constituency in the coming Assembly polls. It is noted that Delhi Pradesh Election Committee member Tajdar Babar has opposed his candidature. The lokayukta order had come following a complaint filed by Hari Om Gupta, who has alleged that Marwah got his daughter admitted to a Bachelor of Arts course in Mata Sundari College in July 2011 by submitting “forged” marksheet of Higher Secondary examination of Madhya Pradesh State Open School. “Mata Sundari College had enquired from Madhya Pradesh State Open School Board, which confirmed that the marksheet certifying Jasmine Kaur Marwah, daughter of Tarvinder Singh Marwah, as having passed the Higher Secondary examination by securing 255 out of 500 marks was a fabricated one,” said the lokayukta order.
The lokayukta said the girl had never taken the examination and the migration certificate used for securing admission was also found to be fabricated. The complainant had alleged that Marwah had sent a recommendation on his letterhead to the Chairman of Mata Sundari College for admission of his daughter to the college. During course of investigation, the principal had informed that the documents and recommendation letter were given to him by Jasmine Kaur and her mother while seeking admission.