Guv seeks report on selection ofmin’s brother under EWS quota

Gorakhpur: The vice-chancellor of Siddharth University Kapilvastu, Prof. Surendra Dubey, sent a clarification to Governor Anandiben Patel on Monday regarding the query on the controversy over the appointment of education minister Satish Dwivedi’s brother Arun Dwivedi as associate professor of psychology under the economically weaker section (EWS) quota.
Governor Anandiben Patel, chancellor of all state universities, had sought a report on Sunday evening soon after she received a complaint from RTI activist Nutan Thakur in this regard.
Prof Dubey told TOI on Monday, “We have sent a report regarding the appointment of Arun Dwivedi to the honourable Governor today. The entire recruitment process was transparent and the interview was videographed. EWS certificate is issued by administration and if any irregularity is found, the appointment would be cancelled.”
The university had put out an advertisement for two posts of associate professor in the psychology department in 2019. One post was reserved for OBC category and the other EWS, said sources, adding the interview was conducted on February 27, 2021 and Dwivedi joined on May 21.
SDM Itwa, Utkarsh Srivastav said the EWS certificate was issued to Arun Dwivedi from Itwa Tehsil in 2019 and the matter would be investigated if the department gets a complaint.
The complaint to the governor alleged that Arun was working as assistant professor in Banasthali Vidyapith in Rajasthan while some sources claimed his wife is a lecturer at a degree college in Bihar.