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NEW DELHI: Former NationalCommission for Minorities(NCM) chairman Tahir Mahmoodhas questioned the panel’s util-ity and suggested a “decentburial” for it.
In his book, MinoritiesCommission (1978-2015): MinorRole in Major Affairs, he said theNCM has failed to bring positivechanges in the lives of minoritiesin India.
Mahmood, who headed theNCM between 1996 and 1999, ques-tioned the panel’s contribution,saying the condition of Muslimsand Christians remained where itwas in 1978 when the commissionwas established — be it the issueof their educational rights, physi-
“If NCM is to be kept in place asa mere showpiece and treated as
bya non-Congress government in1978 and given statutory status in1992, the NCM has been operativeunder Congress rule, intermit-tently, for over 27 years.
Mahmood accused Congressgovernments of sidestepping thecommission and unnecessarilycreating parallel bodies with spe-cial terms of reference otherwisefalling within the NCM’s mandate.
“The constitution of NationalMonitoring Committee for Minority Education in the HRDMinistry during the Congress rulein 1991 was absolutely unneces-sary, since its job was very much within the scope of the MinoritiesCommission’s functions as statedin the Government Resolution of1978,” he said in his book.
Mahmood continued: “Bydoing so they have been provid-ing alibis to the Commissionfor not properly discharging
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NEW DELHI:No court other than theSupreme Court and high courtscan direct the Central Bureau ofInvestigation (CBI) to inquire intoallegation of corruption by publicofficials the Delhi high court hasclarified.
Justice Siddharth Mridul camedown heavily on a Special CBIcourt here, which on two separateoccasions ordered CBI inquiry intoallegation of corruption againsttwo former Research and AnalysisWing (RAW) officers.
In February 2013, the special
CBI court ordered CBI probe intoalleged disproportionate assets offormer RAW chief AK Verma, who headed the intelligence agencyduring 1987-90. The special CBIcourt, on May 7, 2014, directed CBIto investigate allegation of corrup-tion against Dr AS Narayana Rao, a RAW scientist caught red-handedaccepting ̀ 1 lakh as bribe.
Rao was one of the members ofan inter-ministerial working group(IMWG) to monitor and control theexport licence of certain high riskcommodities whose export wouldadversely affect the security andeconomy of the country.
After an export company rep-
resentative lodged a complaintwith the CBI that Rao had beendemanding a bribe for clearanceof an export license, a trap was laidon February 02, 2009, at a hotel inDelhi where he was arrested.
In both the cases, CBI hadmoved the HC against the orders.
Setting aside the two orders,the HC, its 27-page verdict, said,“CBI is not an investigating agencyof the court presided over by thespecial judge under Prevention ofCorruption Act, 1988… The SC hasclearlydelineated that only the SCand the HCs in their inherent juris-diction can issue such a directionto CBI.”
‘Only SC or HCs can direct CBIto probe graft by public officials’
Ex-chief wants a decentburial for minority panelNO IMPROVEMENT Tahir says the condition of Muslims, Christians remains where it was in 1978, when the commission was established
Vijay Swaroop■ [email protected]
PATNA: A day after RJD chiefLalu Prasad gave pointers onmanaging the law and ordersituation in Bihar to his allyand Bihar CM Nitish Kumar, the CM’s party JD(U) askedhim to not sermonise on govern-
free to give advice but theirintentions may be different,”said JD(U) spokesperson andMLC Neeraj Kumar, in anoblique reference to the tim-ing and manner of the RJD’schief comment.
“Nobody can deny that theCM has successfully establishedthe rule of law in a state plagued
JD(U) asks Lalu to not lecture on governance
■ RJD chief Lalu Prasad (left) had, on Tuesday, asked CM NitishKumar to deal sternly with criminals in Bihar. ARUN SHARMA/HT FILE
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AI plane faces rat trouble over...On July30 too, a Milan-bound
AI plane had flown back to Delhitwo hours after take-off due tothe suspected presence of a rat. Wednesday’s incident coincided
to flyback to Mumbai instead ofdiverting to an airport closer toTehran. “The DGCA has a ‘no-go’ rule on rodents sighted onboard, which means the cockpit
CRITICISM■ Former NCM chairman
Tahir Mahmood saysthe commission isbeing filled mostly by “faithful politicians”
■ Justice Shamim, who exon-erated Advani in Hawalacase and NCM chair-man in 2000,accuses theCongress govtsof side-steppingthe commissionby creating par-allel bodies.
■ Tahir Mahmood
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