The Election Commission of India (ECI) has sought an urgent factual report from the Chief Secretary of Goa on the current Vigilance probe pending against Mr. Narayan Navti the Acting Chief Electoral Officer of Goa in connection with his alleged fake BA degree.
The ECI action follows a complaint drawing the attention of the Chief Election Commissioner that Narayan Navti was currently being probed by the Vigilance department for a BA degree he had falsely claimed to have obtained in 1988 from the Osmania University in Andhra Pradesh. Prompt action by the Election Commission has been sought to uphold the independence, transparency and sanctity of the electoral system A person who is under the scanner of the Vigilance department and that too for having submitted a fake degree should not hold a crucial and sensitive post as Chief Electoral Officer or for that matter any other post. Narayan Navti’s BA degree which is allegedly fake has gone missing from the government records. As per the records Narayan Navti as of date has only passed 12th Std. Narayan Navti who is now at the mercy of the powers to be and having become a caged parrot cannot be expected to discharge his duties fairly and impartially. Narayan Navti who is currently politically well connected is pulling all strings possible to delay and subvert the ongoing vigilance probe against him. Narayan Navti besides holding the post of Acting Chief Electoral Officer is currently also the Director of Panchayats and was earlier Additional Collector. He joined government service as a Talathi on 10th March 1987 and in 1993 based on that fake BA degree was selected by the Goa Public Service Commission and posted as Joint Mamlatdar at Satari. Manohar Parrikar as Chief Minister was fully aware about Narayan Navti’s fake degree but turned a blind eye and took no action as it was Zero action against those corrupt who have links with the saffron brigade. Narayan Navti is not the only officer with a fake degree. Good governance requires a Special Investigative team to unearth the other likes of Navti and line them up to be housed at Goa’s central jail at Colvale which is due to be inaugurated soon. Aires Rodrigues Advocate High Court C/G-2, Shopping Complex Ribandar Retreat, Ribandar – Goa – 403006 Mobile No: 9822684372 Office Tel No: (0832) 2444012 Email: airesrodrigu...@gmail.com Or airesrodrig...@yahoo.com You can also reach me on Facebook.com/ AiresRodrigues Twitter@rodrigues_aires