MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS VIOLATES ELECTION CODE OF CONDUCT & CHALLENGES SUPREME COURT

The Issue:
In a clear contempt of the Supreme Court & violation of Election code of conduct, the home ministry has violated Supreme Court directives and moved orders to transfer the DGP of Goa, Dr. Aditya Arya within seven months of his appointment.

Transfer order for the DGP were issued on the 20th December 2011 and executed in a haste just one day prior to the announcement of State Legislative Assembly elections immediately to the convenience of the ruling Congress party and the Drug Mafia.

With elections in Goa scheduled on March 3 2012, the Ministry of Home Affairs has decided to ignore the Supreme Court Directives issued in its landmark judgment of Prakash Singh and Others v/s Union of India. The Ministry of Home Affairs, taking advantage of an overburdened judiciary reluctant to take up matters Suo Motto, has decided to lock horns with the Supreme Court of India.

What was the landmark judgement in the case of Prakash Singh and Others v/s Union of India?
In an effort to provide the Police with some level of independence from consistent political interference and to ensure that the police serves the Law and the Public, rather than just politicians, the said Supreme Court judgment has clearly stipulated that “the Director General of Police for any state once appointed would serve a tenure of minimum two years. “

Who is Dr. Aditya Arya?
Dr Aditya Arya, an honest an upright police officer, served with the Rashtrapati Bhavan before coming to Goa as its DGP on the 14th May 2011. His visible stand to curb the Drug Mafia in Goa clearly did not go well with the powers in control and was clearly not suitable to the political masters.

So, what are we petitioning?
We earnestly petition and  appeal to the Hon. Election Commission of India to minutely peruse the chronological events in the transfer of DGP Goa, so that public does not lose the faith in the democratic process of elections in particular and Election Commission of India in general.

(This petition is done by the public at large ... It is the voice of the civil society and not through any particular organization. We, the people, stand up to bring Dr. Arya back because we, the people want it ...)

Thank you all for your support. I will always stand up for any issue that is in the benefit of my Goa and my India.

- Ameya Kamat