Chief Minister Gilgit-Baltistan reinstates 192 illegally hired teachers
Ahmad Shah
Gilgit, March 20: The Chief Minister of Gilgit-Baltistan, Syed Mehdi Shah, has reportedly approved a summary that recommended reinstating of 192 teachers who had been dismissed from service after being found guilty of using bribe and other illegal means to get government jobs.
These illegally hired teachers were fired based on the recommendations made by a specially constituted investigation committee. Later, however, the ousted teachers were asked to appear in a test and interview. Around 400 teachers were dismissed after they failed to pass the test/interview and failed to show that they had the qualifications necessary for becoming teachers.
Under political pressure, however, and in view of the possible political backlash in the upcoming elections, the Chief Minister after approval of his cabinet, Chief Secretary, Secretary Education, has approved the reinstating of 192 illegally hired teachers.
Twenty of the reinstated teachers had reportedly failed in the interview process.
48 teachers who had not appeared in the interview will also be allowed an opportunity, said a statement released by the CM office.
The controversial decision has disappointed the educated youth who cannot get government jobs due to lack of money to pay as bribe or due to absence of enough political, religious, backing.
Here it should be cleared that whether these teachers are
involved in corruption or not. i.e
1.
If they have been appointed on the bases of
corruption like (bribing, nepotism, sectionalism, political affiliation, nationalism
and regionalism) are not entitle to work as teachers as they are considered the
builders of future. All these positions should announce openly and through set
recruitment process these should hired if any of these qualify.
2.
If the GBLAS and senior professionals have
approved the criteria of only qualifying interview means they are compromising
on the future of generation. If team has ensured that candidate has required
content knowledge and potential for teaching if it was so why illegal means
were adopted to acquire seat instead of open competition.
3.
It is also challenging and alarming that whether
the self governance ordinance allow the policy makers and decision makers to
legalize the corruption through passing resolutions or legislation. If this is
self governace order or package it means future generation is destroyed as all
forthcoming political figures not leaders would made decisions according to
their need regardless of constitution and governance order.
4.
My sympathies are with these teachers but not on
the cost of future generation and cost of corruption. They should compete
openly to get their due right.
5.
Through a case study I had noticed that in some
schools students’ wee saying that they are not ready to study under the
supervision of these three lacees or four lacees means students have also witnessed
or realized these teachers have been appointed illegally.
6.
If management and professionals deems that these interview
qualifiers appointment is in the interest of
community means still question raises why they do not opt proper way of
recruitment that is ,open announcement, transparent test , interview and
appointment.
7.
Compare to those teachers who have less
qualification with no certificates or
academically weak and could not qualify the interview as well are comparatively
better who have qualified interview but
still GBIANS are reluctant that why they
used mal practices for attaining
position and introduced corruption.
8.
In view of such approach of political parties
and decision makers the future of GB seems completely dim if not dark completely.
9.
All well wishers of GB are requested to raise
voice against all types of corruption that deviate the Islamic golden principles and good governance as well that is
honesty, justice, transparency,
accountability, fairness, participation and responsiveness.