| Pawan Bansal's past has other cash-for-post ghosts by railgenie on 25 May, 2013 - 08:00 PM | ||
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 railgenie | Pawan Bansal's past has other cash-for-post ghosts on 25 May, 2013 - 08:00 PM | |
It is not the first time that former Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal has found himself in a tight spot over transfers and postings of officials.Before the cash- for- post scam in the railway ministry, Bansal had courted controversy over disputable postings in the water resources ministry that he headed from June 2009 to January 2011 and from July 2011 to October 2012.Bansal was accused of misusing his position to post officials in Public Sector Undertakings ( PSUs) under the ministry, including the National Projects Construction Corporation ( NPCC ), Water & Power Consultancy Services India Ltd ( WAPCOS) and Central Ground Water Board ( CGWB ). A case against Bansal is pending at Patiala House in the court of additional chief metropolitan magistrate since January 2012.The case involves appointment of director (engineering), NPCC, in 2010. According to complainant Hussain Raza, A.K. Jhamb was appointed to the post against the Public Enterprise Selection Board (PESB) advertisement dated March 30, 2007. The advertisement clearly mentioned the age of superannuation from the post as 58 years. The Appointment Committee of the Cabinet approved Jhamb's appointment up to the age of 58 years. However, Bansal on December 16, 2010, recommended extension of his service up to the age of 60. The PESB objected and turned down the proposal of Jhamb's extension. | ||