Amid the warmth of allegations and media glare, trainee IAS officer Puja Khedkar has reacted to the controversy surrounding her for the primary time. Whereas earlier Khedkar has stated that she will not be licensed to talk on the problem, she modified her stance breaking her silence and stated that proving her responsible by media trial will not be honest. “I’ll testify in entrance of the knowledgeable committee and we are going to settle for the choice of the committee. Right here, as a probationer, I’m speculated to work and be taught right here and that is I’m doing,” she stated.
Reacting to the query of rejection of her incapacity certificates request by a Pune hospital, Khedkar stated that the Authorities has arrange an knowledgeable committee and that may look into the technical issues. “I would not have the best to let you know no matter investigation is happening. No matter submission I’ve, will turn into public later. Our Indian Structure relies on the actual fact ‘Harmless till confirmed responsible’ so proving me responsible by media trial is unsuitable,” she stated.
#WATCH | Maharashtra: Trainee IAS officer Puja Khedkar says “I’ll testify in entrance of the knowledgeable committee and we are going to settle for the choice of the committee…I would not have the best to let you know no matter investigation is happening. No matter submission I’ve, will turn into public… pic.twitter.com/vsGISCyRho
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Considerations relating to Khedkar’s appointment within the civil providers emerged after Vijay Kumbhar, an RTI activist from Pune, claimed that she didn’t qualify for the OBC non-creamy layer class as a consequence of her father’s belongings being valued at Rs 40 crore. The higher annual earnings restrict for the OBC Non-Creamy Layer is Rs eight lakh.
She can be underneath investigation for allegedly abusing her authority and submitting fraudulent incapacity and caste certificates to qualify for the civil service examination.
The collector of Pune, the place 2023-batch IAS officer Khedkar served as an assistant collector, lodged a criticism with the Chief Secretary of the Maharashtra authorities. It was alleged that she used a crimson beacon and a “Authorities of Maharashtra” sticker on her personal Audi automobile. Moreover, she reportedly utilized Pune Further Collector Ajay Extra’s workplace throughout his absence.
Her father, Dilip Khedkar who’s a former Maharashtra authorities worker, defended her over the alleged OBC certificates row and use of the Audi car with crimson beacon. He claimed that Puja Khedkar belongs to the non-creamy layer because the classification of the creamy-layer relies on earnings reasonably than (property) valuation. He additionally stated that the trainee IAS used the posh automobile for official work as a result of no authorities car was accessible. “She did that with correct permission from her seniors within the administration,” he stated.
