[Given the political demography of Delhi, there are (rather sound) reasons to suspect that lawyers' campaign against Bedi (see the news item at sl. V below) enjoys the covert backing of the disgruntled BJP loyalists cut up about the party's decision to install a rank outsider as its chief ministerial candidate.]
I/V. https://in.news.yahoo.com/kiran-bedi-seen-gifting-necklaces--aap-cries-foul-052331137.html Kiran Bedi seen gifting necklaces, AAP cries foul Yahoo India - Fri 30 Jan, 2015 New Delhi: BJP's Delhi CM candidate Kiran Bedi has been accused of poll violation by the Aam Aadmi Party, after she was seen giving necklaces to women while campaigning, NDTV reported. Bedi was seen handing out pearl necklace to a woman during a roadshow at Patparganj in east Delhi. Aam Aadmi Party has alleged that she is bribing voters ahead of the Delhi elections. "They are directly luring voters by giving necklaces. This is very dangerous. It is clearly a violation of the model code of conduct," senior AAP leader Manish Sisodia was quoted by NDTV as saying. Meanwhile, AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal has been warned by the Election Commission after he said in more than one public meeting that people can "take bribe from any party but vote only for AAP." Delhi will go to polls on February 7 and the results will be declared on February 10. [Video clip capturing the act] II/V. http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/kiran-lokpal-bedi-buys-discount-air-tickets-gets-hosts-to-pay-full-fare/862515/0 Kiran Lokpal Bedi buys discount air tickets, gets hosts to pay full fareAjmer Singh : New Delhi, Mon Dec 05 2011, 12:58 hrs SmallLargePrint FP Kiran Bedi, one of the most vocal members of Team Anna, who riled Members of Parliament with her Ramlila ghoonghat act, may herself have some explaining to do. The issue: the inflated travel expenses she has been charging NGOs and institutions which invite her for seminars or meetings. Records of bills, invoices and copies of cheques with The Indian Express show that Bedi, who is entitled to a rebate on Air India tickets as a gallantry award winner, pays discount fares but charges her host institutions the full fare. She has also, at times, claimed Business class fare while flying Economy. The Indian Express has 12 recorded examples of this, some of which date back to 2006 when Bedi was a serving IPS officer. Her last such travel for which an inflated invoice was sent was as recent as September 29. Reimbursement cheques for these fares were credited to India Vision Foundation, the NGO headed by Bedi. Her chartered accountant Suresh Vyas said that what was being seen as a "mismatch" was actually a "saving" done by them -- with Bedi spending less than what she was reimbursed for. Vyas said the money came in handy for travels for causes for which Bedi got no remuneration. According to government guidelines dated February 2001, all gallantry award winners are entitled to 75 per cent discount on Economy class tickets on board Air India. Bedi was awarded the President's Medal for Gallantry in 1979. Her GA (gallantry award) number is 433. Consider these instances: September 29, 2011: Bedi flew Delhi-Hyderabad on Air India (AI 560), then Hyderabad-Chennai (AI 546), in Economy class. The next day, she took a flight back to Delhi (AI 539). Total fare paid: Rs 17,134. Invoice generated for: Rs 73,117 (payment is pending). While Bedi flew Delhi-Hyderabad, onward to Chennai and back to Delhi, the fares being claimed are for Delhi-Hyderabad-Delhi (Economy) and Delhi-Chennai-Delhi (Business class). May 30, 2011: Flew Delhi-Pune on Kingfisher (IT 150), and returned from Mumbai on Jet Airways (9W 2049) the next day. Total fare paid: Rs 12,458. Bill submitted for/amount received: Rs 26,386. Charities Aid Foundation India paid, HDFC Bank cheque. November 25, 2010: Flew Delhi-Mumbai on Jet (9W 2205), returned on Air India's IC 168 the next day. Total fare paid: Rs 14,097. Bill submitted for/amount received: Rs 42,109. First National Montessori Conference paid, SBI cheque. March 6, 2009: Flew Delhi-Mumbai-Delhi (IC 688, IC 605). Total fare paid: Rs 12,483. Bill submitted for/amount received: Rs 32,495. Mumbai-based Novartis India Ltd paid for Business class fare, Citibank cheque. December 5, 2008: Flew Delhi-Mumbai-Delhi (IC 688, IC 888). Total fare paid: Rs 12,614. Bill submitted for/amount received: Rs 31,387. March 24, 2007: Then a serving official, Bedi flew Delhi-Bangalore (IC 506); returned the next day on IC 804. Total amount paid: Rs 9,625. Bill submitted for/amount received: Rs 29,872. Indus Trust International School paid, UTI Bank Ltd cheque. March 8, 2007: Flew Delhi-Hyderabad-Delhi (IC 940, IC 840). Total amount paid: Rs 8,331. Bill submitted for/amount received: Rs 25,163. Andhra Pradesh Secretariat Women Employees' Welfare Association paid, State Bank of Hyderabad cheque. November 21, 2006: Flew Delhi-Mumbai-Delhi (IC 657, IC 166). Total fare paid: Rs 6,689. Bill submitted for/amount received: Rs 30,084. Lehman Brothers Services India Pvt Ld paid for Business class fare, HSBC Ltd cheque. October 14, 2006: Flew Delhi-Mumbai (IC 602), returned the day after (IC 658). Total fare paid: Rs 6,691. Bill submitted for/amount received: Rs 30,085. Sahara India Commercial paid, Bank of Rajasthan cheque. October 10, 2006: Flew Delhi-Mumbai (IC 887), took IC 806 back the next day. Total fare paid: Rs 6,689. Bill submitted for/amount received: Rs 21,098. Miditech Private paid, Canara Bank cheque. May 21, 2006: Flew Delhi-Mumbai-Delhi Economy class (IC 657, IC 658). Total fare paid: Rs 5,733. Bill submitted for/amount received: Rs 29,181. Mumbai-based Dhirubhai Ambani School paid for Business class, ICICI Bank cheque. May 12, 2006: Flew Delhi-Mumbai (IC 863), took IC 866 back on May 14. Total fare paid: Rs 5,733. Bill submitted for/amount received: Rs 18,085. Social Legal Information Centre paid, via SBI draft. "What appears as a mismatch is actually a saving for the foundation. This is how the travel money is saved with information to the invitee by economising the expenses so that the same is used for travel where invitees for causes of the foundation do not offer travel cost but are valuable to visit." "We follow transparent methods of functioning and volunteer to be questioned or audited. Every penny in our work is accounted for and is for the facilitation of causes we espouse... We have been very conscientious of trust and responsibility... And hence punctual and meticulous in our systems." III/V. http://www.theshillongtimes.com/2011/11/28/cheating-case-registered-against-kiran-bedi/ Cheating case registered against Kiran Bedi OUR REPORTER | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 28TH, 2011 New Delhi: Delhi Police on Sunday slapped a case of cheating against Kiran Bedi for allegedly misappropriating funds meant for her NGOs in line with a court's directive, but the activist claimed she has "sound evidence and endurance" to deal with the FIR. A case under Sections 420 (cheating), 406 (criminal breach of trust) and 120 B (criminal conspiracy) of Indian Penal Code was registered by the Crime Branch this morning following the court direction, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime) Ashok Chand told PTI. The court had yesterday ordered the registration of a case against the former IPS officer on a complaint filed by Delhi-based lawyer Devinder Singh Chauhan despite opposition from Delhi Police. The court, while ordering registration of the FIR, did not heed to contentions of Delhi police that the complainant lawyer had no ground and if there was any misappropriation of funds, the donors, who gave money to Bedi's NGOs India Vision Foundation and Navjyoti Foundation, should have moved the complaint. Chauhan had alleged that she had "looted" various paramilitary forces and police organisations in the name of imparting free computer training under the banner of her NGOs. Reacting to the registration of the case, Bedi, who is already under attack for overcharging her hosts, said, such things happen to people who do good and that she knew how to deal with adverse situations. "Having been a cop, I have the sound evidence and endurance to deal with this FIR. Time will tell. Fact of life is that things happen to those who do more. "Swami Vivekananda has said this. I am a maximalist. I do plenty. I do more good things. I will do even more good things. Life is meant to do more," Bedi said. This is the second instance in the past two months that the prominent Team Anna member has landed in controversy, the first being allegations of overcharging her hosts by inflating travel bills. Bedi ridiculing politicians during Anna Hazare's August fast at Ramlila Maidan for a strong Lokpal Bill had provoked sharp reactions from MPs who had given privilege notices against her. Asked whether people gheraoed her house or assaulted her in the wake of the new developments, Bedi said she knows how to deal with such situations. "I have no problem. I will deal with it. I cannot answer hypothetical questions," she said. Team Anna sources said it is now for Anna Hazare to take a final call on Bedi's continuance in the team. (PTI) IV/V. http://www.hindustantimes.com/columnskaranthapar/ten-questions-for-kiran-bedi/article1-240600.aspx Ten questions for Kiran Bedi Karan Thapar | Updated: Aug 05, 2007 12:42 IST Has injustice been done to Kiran Bedi? That's the question I had hoped to explore in an interview with her this evening. Alas, after accepting and reconfirming, she pulled out without giving a convincing explanation! So now I shall share with you what I would have asked and let you decide for yourself. The key issue is the claim she made to this newspaper on the 26th of July: "Merit has been compromised... I have an outstanding record". Is she correct? It all turns on her record. If it is outstanding then, indisputably, she should have been made Delhi's Commissioner of Police and by denying her the job the Government has acted unjustly. But if her record is not outstanding or, in fact, is questionable, the answer could be very different. So here are the questions I would have put had she not wriggled out of the interview: 1. To begin with, you've received neither the Indian Police Medal for Meritorious Service nor the President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service. Given that these are routinely awarded after completing a certain number of years of service, isn't your not getting them proof that your record is neither meritorious nor distinguished? 2. Secondly, is it true that on 4 separate occasions you failed to complete your tenure and at least twice left your post without permission which is tantamount to desertion of duty? (She didn't complete her tenure as Superintendent of Police in Goa, DIG (Range) in Mizoram, Inspector General (Prisons) Tihar Jail and Inspector General of Police in Chandigarh. The posts that she left without permission were Goa, in 1983, and Mizoram, in 1992. Speaking to the Sunday Observer on the 27th September, 1992, she said of Mizoram: "I left without asking". Her letter of 25th January,1984 to the Inspector General of Police in Goa, Mr Rajendra Mohan, establishes that she left on leave that had not been sanctioned.) 3. Let's examine your conduct in some of the critical posts you've held. Is it not a fact that as DIG (Range) in Mizoram the Governor issued a formal note of displeasure against you for leaking information to the press? 4. Is it true that when President Venkatraman visited Mizoram the Governor became aware of your plans to disrupt the visit and informed the Intelligence Bureau that you could not be trusted with classified information and security? Again, this is said to be part of your service record. 5. Now let's come to Chandigarh, where you were Inspector General for 41 days. Is it not true that the Adviser to the Administrator wrote to the Home Ministry to ask for your removal on the grounds that your presence in Chandigarh was "not in public interest"? (In her authorised biography 'I Dare!', its claimed Mrs Bedi asked to be posted out of the city. However, UNI, on the 18th May 1999 claims: "In a sudden move, the Union Home Ministry today transferred Chandigarh Inspector General of Police Kiran Bedi with immediate effect.") 6. You were accused of instigating junior police officers to defy the administration because you disagreed with certain suspension orders issued at the time. The press said you were "sowing seeds of rebellion". 7. In 1988 you were a central figure during the lawyers strike of that year. Even your authorized biography admits that the Wadhwa Commission, which investigated the matter, "found fault with Kiran". The press has claimed he called you "a chronic liar". 8. I put it to you, Mrs Bedi, that far from "an outstanding record", your service record is good reason why you don't deserve to be Police Commissioner? 9. In fact, if your service record was so good, wouldn't the Lt. Governor, Tejinder Khanna, whose Special Secretary you were during his first tenure, have insisted on your appointment as Police Comssioner? The fact that he didn't shows that he too thinks you are not fit for the job. 10. Finally, you've said Dadwal's appointment was wrong not just because your merit was overlooked but also your seniority. But if you don't deserve the job on merit should you get it because of seniority? Of course, Kiran Bedi does have considerable strengths. She's brave, she leads from the front, her constables are fond of her and she's outspoken. And I'm sure there's more. So, as far I'm concerned, it's an even greater pity I could not ask her these questions about her service record. Her answers would have established if her record is outstanding or if we've been misled into believing it is. Her silence means we don't know. But what should we make of her decision to cancel her 3 month protest leave and resume office? V. http://www.firstpost.com/politics/kiran-bedi-bjp-cm-candidate-opens-old-wounds-lawyers-delhi-arms-2054127.html Kiran Bedi as BJP CM candidate opens old wounds: Lawyers in Delhi up in arms by Tarique Anwar Jan 19, 2015 21:14 IST The induction of Kiran Bedi in the BJP and the prospect of her becoming the party's chief ministerial candidate may have left party workers ecstatic but it has opened old wounds in certain other quarters. The lawyers' fraternity in Delhi is up in arms against her projection as the BJP's choice for the top job. Leaders of the All Delhi Bar Association Coordination Committee have warned the party that they would launch a parallel campaign against it if Bedi didn't apologise for her action 27 years ago. On a morning of 1988, a group of Delhi Bar Association members had gathered outside Bedi's office in north district to protest against the handcuffing of one of their colleagues, Rajesh Agnihotri, who was arrested on the charge of theft. Bedi, who was the DCP (North) then, ordered lathi-charge on the agitating lawyers causing them serious injuries. Kiran Bedi. Kiran Bedi. The commission of enquiry led by DP Wadhwa, a sitting Delhi High Court judge, concluded that Agnihotri's arrest was "justified" but termed his handcuffing "illegal". It also described the police action as "indiscriminate and unjustified". The committee declared that Bedi had connived with a municipal councillor in organising and transporting a mob to Tiz Hazari which indulged in violence against the lawyers. "A person who ordered lathi-charge on peace loving lawyers does not deserve to be the chief minister. Even the Wadhwa Commission has recommended that she should not be given any higher post. The judicial verdict should be respected," advocate Sanjeev Nasiyar, president of the Tis Hazari Bar Association and convener of the coordination committee, told Firstpost. Nasiyar himself is a member of the BJP. Demanding an apology from Bedi, he said, "The BJP will have to make clear its stand on this issue. We will give it time to clarify whether Bedi has any remorse and is ready to offer apologies." He claimed that his committee enjoys the support of over 60,000 families of practicing lawyers and its one call for poll boycott can cause damage to the party's prospects. "This is an emotional issue for lawyers and we will discuss and finalize our line of action soon. We will take a decision on whom to support in the upcoming assembly elections in the national capital, said RK Vadhwa, chairman of the committee. Expressing his anguish over the controversial decision of the saffron party, Delhi High Court Bar Association president Rajiv Khosla said, "PM (Narendra) Modi is doing good job but Bedi cannot be his replica in Delhi. By assigning her greater responsibility, the BJP has done injustice to the lawyers' community." "Justice Wadhwa committee had recommended that Kiran Bedi should not be given to any top post and therefore, she was not elevated to the post of Delhi Police commissioner despite being senior enough. How can the BJP fight the forthcoming polls under her leadership and think about her nomination as the chief ministerial candidate, overlooking the High Court justice's observations?" he asked. Murari Tiwari, ex-secretary of Delhi Bar Council, said they cannot support BJP until it withdraws its decision. "We won't support the BJP only because of Bedi. Recounting the horror of the day when lawyers were assaulted by cops and "plain clothed hired men", advocate Pramod Nagar, former president, Karkarduma Bar Association, said the decision of the BJP has "refreshed the old wound". "Even those lawyers who were not taking part in the agitation and sitting in their chambers in Tis Hazari were pulled out and brutally thrashed by Bedi's hired goons," he said. -- Peace Is Doable -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
