By Firoz.T.Totanawala
The Bangalore Metro Reporter
THE SAGA OF KPSC
H N KRISHNA TRAPPED, OTHERS ARE STILL FREE
Former KPSC Chairman, H N Krishna is arrested for the Frauds he had committed in KPSC, first as a Member and later as its Chairman. However, it is to be remembered that the frauds in the KPSC were committed by the Members and officials also.
H N Krishna is facing the music of the law of the land for all the frauds he had committed in KPSC. And he is not alone in the commission of the frauds but, there are a lot of officials and non-officials who are involved.
The KAS selections by KPSC in 1998, 1999 and 2004 were to say the least, scandalous. The way in which members of a same family obtained ‘high’ marks and selections were only the tip of the iceberg. The entire Commission consisting of Chairman and six members are to be blamed. In addition to this, the officials concerned, who have connived with the Members, are also involved. But it is H N Krishna who was targeted by the CID police as he happens to be overbearing and got what he wanted in his own way.
The CID probe into the frauds ordered by the High Court has now come to the decisive stage. If the CID probes deep into H N Krishna’s acquisition of properties during his long stint in KPSC, they will hit the jackpot.
It is to be recalled that the selection process is done by the entire commission where every member gets his quota in selection. It is no secret that these ‘quotas’ are sold, literally. H N Krishna is not the only one who had indulged in frauds, but the other Honourable Members too have contributed equally to the frauds. The CID should probe the role of other Members too.
It is an open secret that frauds can not be committed unless the officials support it. The officials in the Secretary section who tamper with the scripts and marks have not yet been touched by the CID. There are cases where even answer papers are replaced.
One such example is M. N. Gururaja Rao, the Assistant Secretary in KPSC who is the fountain head of many frauds. His daughter too has been selected to the KAS. He runs a Housing Co-operative Society meant for KPSC employees, but actually he does real estate business in the name of the society and many members of the KPSC are also benefited from him.
If the CID takes a close look at the role of the officials in the fraud, one can dare say that the scam will be the biggest in the state. But the question is - Will the CID ‘touch’ the officials and other Members?
The CID probing H N Krishna scam should conduct a comprehensive probe into the role of other members and officials in the case. If an in depth study is made on the composition and functioning of the KPSC since the last two decades, one can get the real KPSC - the Karnataka Public Service and Corruption Commission.
That is all.
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