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Conductor to return doctorate degree

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Government’s apathy in undoing injustice caused to deserving lecturer candidates provokes the move

BANGALORE: The conductor with a doctorate degree, Ambanna Dhavalara, whom The Hindu had featured on January 4, 2009, has decided to return his MA, M.Phil. and Ph.D. degrees to Chancellor of universities and Governor of Karnataka H.R. Bhardwaj on February 8.

This extreme step is being taken after numerous representations to the Chief Minister and other authorities to act on the malpractices in the selection of degree college lecturers by Karnataka Public Service Commission falling on deaf ears, Mr. Dhavalara said in a letter to Karnatak University, which had conferred these degrees on him. Attaching original certificates and marks cards of his degrees with the letter, Mr. Dhavalara said the Government has unilaterally issued appointment orders to undeserving candidates without waiting for the decision of the High Court.

Mr. Dhavalara said many aggrieved candidates had challenged the KPSC’s move in accepting the M. Phil degrees of many candidates obtained from various universities from outside the State, many of which are “shady” in nature. Though the Government initially talked tough and said it would ensure justice is done to genuine candidates, eventually appointment orders were issued to all such candidates without waiting for court orders, he said.

Ambanna Dhavalara, M.A., M. Phil., P.G. Diploma in Dr. Ambedkar Studies and Ph. D. is working as a conductor in NWKRTC’s Sindagi depot. During the interview for lecturer’s post on October 4, 2008, he said he was awarded just 10 marks out of 14, though he claimed that he had answered all the questions properly. “This has resulted in younger and less-qualified candidates getting selected to the posts”, Mr. Dhavalara said. “The Government, which initially supported the aggrieved candidates after 14 MLCs gave a representation, backed out and this move speaks a lot about the Government’s commitment towards higher education”, he lamented.

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