Probe sought into AIIMS faculty selection

A group of AIIMS faculty members have written to the Union Health Ministry demanding investigation into the recently held faculty selection citing violation of reservation policy.
"We specifically demand that till the violation of reservation policy in current faculty selection is investigated by appropriated body, results should be kept in abeyance.
"And if after due investigation, the violation of reservation policy is proven, then this selection should be made null and void and repeat advertisement of the faculty posts must be done with due implementation of reservation policy as per GOI policy," said the letter addressed to Health Minister J P Nadda.

Referring to the recent celebrations by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the 125th anniversary of Dr B R Ambedkar (1891 to 2015), the faculty members said, "Repeated blatant violation of the principles and beliefs of Babasaheb by the AIIMS administration in New Delhi is affront to this celebration and to the constitution of India."
The letter further said that AIIMS has a long "history and legacy of denial of due rights and discrimination" against SC, ST and OBC students, staff and faculty members especially in faculty selection.
"Denial of constitutional mandate of due implementation of reservation for SC,ST and OBC candidates in recently held faculty selection in AIIMS in 2014-15 has been brought to notice of yourself and AIIMS administartion by several representations by many organisations," it said.