While Venu stays, Ramadoss may have to go
Abraham Thomas
Snubbed twice by the Delhi High Court, there is fresh trouble brewing for Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss who is now facing a threat of disqualification from the Election Commission.Sources said that Rashtrapati Bhavan has forwarded to the Election Commission a petition filed by a retired IAS officer seeking disqualification of Ramadoss for occupying an office of profit. Ramadoss is the president of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS).
Under the procedure prescribed by the constitutional provision of Article 102 relating to office of profit, the President has subsequently referred the matter for Election Commission's (EC) opinion.
The petition filed by the bureaucrat, whose identity was undisclosed by the source has reportedly taken the same grounds for disqualification as contained in the petition filed before the Delhi High Court. Two petitions are pending against Ramadoss before the High Court in which notices have been issued by Justice Anil Kumar to the Centre and Election Commission.
The Election Commission, which is yet to file its affidavit before the High Court is expected to give its response on August 17, when the petition filed by AIIMS Director Dr P Venugopal is expected to come up for hearing.
The commission has been maintaining all along that it cannot give a prima facie opinion in the matter till it receives a reference from President Kalam.
The petition filed by Venugopal besides seeking the quashing of the AIIMS Institute Body's recommendation for terminating his services, alleged that Ramadoss himself or in the name of his personal staff enjoyed pecuniary benefits or privileges. Thus he is liable to incur disqualification from being a Parliament member under Article 102 of the Constitution.
The petition further states, the Health Minister after taking over as AIIMS President, started staying at its guesthouse. After he vacated, his Officer on Special Duty, DS Murthy, a retired police inspector, stayed there. The guesthouse was not meant for the Minister's personal staff, Venugopal alleged.
Besides, the Minister had been asking AIIMS to foot his mobile and landline phone bills. Ramadoss is also accused of bringing along an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of the Tamil Nadu cadre, Pramod Kumar as OSD, who was paid salary and allowances from the AIIMS account.
(The Pioneer, New Delhi; July 29, 2006)
Snubbed twice by the Delhi High Court, there is fresh trouble brewing for Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss who is now facing a threat of disqualification from the Election Commission.Sources said that Rashtrapati Bhavan has forwarded to the Election Commission a petition filed by a retired IAS officer seeking disqualification of Ramadoss for occupying an office of profit. Ramadoss is the president of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS).
Under the procedure prescribed by the constitutional provision of Article 102 relating to office of profit, the President has subsequently referred the matter for Election Commission's (EC) opinion.
The petition filed by the bureaucrat, whose identity was undisclosed by the source has reportedly taken the same grounds for disqualification as contained in the petition filed before the Delhi High Court. Two petitions are pending against Ramadoss before the High Court in which notices have been issued by Justice Anil Kumar to the Centre and Election Commission.
The Election Commission, which is yet to file its affidavit before the High Court is expected to give its response on August 17, when the petition filed by AIIMS Director Dr P Venugopal is expected to come up for hearing.
The commission has been maintaining all along that it cannot give a prima facie opinion in the matter till it receives a reference from President Kalam.
The petition filed by Venugopal besides seeking the quashing of the AIIMS Institute Body's recommendation for terminating his services, alleged that Ramadoss himself or in the name of his personal staff enjoyed pecuniary benefits or privileges. Thus he is liable to incur disqualification from being a Parliament member under Article 102 of the Constitution.
The petition further states, the Health Minister after taking over as AIIMS President, started staying at its guesthouse. After he vacated, his Officer on Special Duty, DS Murthy, a retired police inspector, stayed there. The guesthouse was not meant for the Minister's personal staff, Venugopal alleged.
Besides, the Minister had been asking AIIMS to foot his mobile and landline phone bills. Ramadoss is also accused of bringing along an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of the Tamil Nadu cadre, Pramod Kumar as OSD, who was paid salary and allowances from the AIIMS account.
(The Pioneer, New Delhi; July 29, 2006)
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