New Delhi: After ignoring multiple notices on the issue of hardships faced by Scheduled Caste students of Punjab under the Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme, the Punjab government on Thursday presented its case before Vijay Sampla, Chairman, National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) via its three officers.
According to an NCSC official, in the three-hour hearing at the headquarters, Raji P. Shrivastava, Principal Secretary, Department of Social Justice, empowerment and minorities; Ramesh Kumar Ganta, Principal Secretary, Higher Education, and M.S. Jaggi Director, Department of Social Justice, empowerment and minorities could not answer the queries and questions asked by Vijay Sampla.
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The Commission said that Punjab Chief Secretary requested NCSC Chairman for exemption from today's hearing after which Vijay Sampla scheduled it for 29 June and asked the Punjab Chief Secretary Vinni Mahajan to appear in person along with an up to date action taken report and all relevant documents including relevant files, case diaries, etc. to facilitate the hearing.
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"Had the Government of Punjab answered the first 15-day notice issued on 25 May and subsequent notices on 7 June and 10, there was no need to summon the officers but unfortunately, today also they came unprepared," said Vijay Sampla in a statement. "As Chairman I am duty-bound to secure the rights of Scheduled Castes and ensure that they get justice in all respects," he added.
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