Jharkhand ministers and officials corrupt, says Namdhari

LOHARDAGA: Former assembly speaker and Chatra MP Inder Singh Namdhari on Saturday accused the Jharkhand ministers and officials of being corrupt.
He said, "The situation in Jharkhand has become pitiable. No minister or official can say that he does not take bribe. The education sector in the state is in a bad shape because of corruption. Ministers and officials in the education department are also involved in money making.They make money through bribes received from teachers. In return, they help the teachers get transfer to places of their choice."
Addressing a seminar organized by the Rashtriya Adhyapak Purashkar Prapt Shikshak Sangh on 'Samaj Ki Unnati-Avnati Me Shiksha', Namdhari said, "It is awful to see teachers pleading with education department officials to get their work done mostly related to clearance of their due after retirement. It hurts to see such respectable men doing regular rounds of the department."
The former assembly speaker urged the teachers to take up the profession out of love. "Don't become teachers simply to avail a government job. Join this field if you are dedicated enough to build an educated society and inspire students to become responsible citizens. This profession has lost its credibility. Teachers must prove their worth to earn respect," he said.
DEO P P Jha, association president Shankar Sahu, general secretary Deocharan Dangi, Harivansh Prabhat, RB Bharti, Ganesh Lal, secretary of Lohardaga Chamber of Commerce and Industries Ritesh Kumar were among those who addressed the seminar.
Out of 38 teachers of the association in the state 14 participated in the seminar.
While the chamber felicitated all the present teachers the association felicitated two of the three teachers - A K Sinha of Koderma and D K Jha of Dumka who got the national award this year.