Fijileaks: *In their submission to the USP Council (24 April 2024), the USP unions want PAL AHLUWALIA removed as VCP in August 2024. "It was found that the VCP’s current contract does not include any reference to relocation to Laucala! Why was this not considered as it was always a possibility should a change in the Fiji Government occur? It became clear that if Council decided to relocate the VCP to Laucala that the resultant change in contract would have financial implications of a tax-free pay-out. It also appears that the personal financial benefits received from remaining in Samoa outweigh any benefits to relocation to Laucala. The staff feel bereft of visible and accountable leadership as a direct consequence."From Fijileaks Archive, 2 May 2024
Fijileaks: Shortly after the 2022 general election, Reddy had contacted the newly elected Education Minister Aseri Radrodro to assist him in securing a teaching position at Fiji National University but Radrodro declined, informing Reddy to follow 'application process for a job at FNU' |
"The Minister (Mahendra Reddy) took over the case in his hands and entertained a recorded CD made on me which is baseless and contains no merit for a suspension without pay. There were obvious frustrations raised by teachers at the school about the conduct of business in the school. The Minister's wife was also teaching at the school and implicated. Those teachers who gave evidences against the wrong doings were immediately transferred out of the school upon the instructions by the Minister himself. A serious crime was committed by the Principal and evidences were clear but the Minister concealed the crime and has aided and abetted the Principal. I sent him a message through Director Secondary that the case needed to be reported to the Police but my advise was ignored." - PS Basundra Kumar in her resignation letter of 29 December 2014 to Public Service Commission |
29th December 2014
The Permanent Secretary
Public Service Commission
Berkley Cresent
Suva
RE: Resignation from Service
"Dear Sir
I wish to tender in my resignation from the service with effect from 29th January 2015. I have handed over the office of the Permanent Secretary of Education today at 2pm to Mrs. Kelera Talonga the Deputy Secretary Professional as per the letter from PSC dated 23rd December 2014.
I am being compelled to resign because of the following reasons (Fijileaks in bold):
1. Immediately after my handing over, I was issued with a suspension letter without pay effective from 30th December 2014. This is a clear indication of a personal vendetta against me. The suspension is issued based on a case at Bhawani Dayal Arya College in early October 2014. At this particular school the Principal was exercising lethargy and the Mathematics department teachers were having a free ride. I merely executed my duty as the Permanent Secretary of Education.
2. The Minister took over the case in his hands and entertained a recorded CD made on me which is baseless and contains no merit for a suspension without pay. There were obvious frustrations raised by teachers at the school about the conduct of business in the school. The Ministers wife was also teaching at the school and implicated. Those teachers who gave evidences against the wrong doings were immediately transferred out of the school upon the instructions by the Minister himself. A serious crime was committed by the Principal and evidences were clear but the Minister concealed the crime and has aided and abetted the Principal. I sent him a message through Director Secondary that the case needed to be reported to the Police but my advise was ignored.
3. The Minister failed to report the case then to PSC, if he had thought I had breached the code of conduct. Instead he quietly without A/PS’S (my knowledge) directed the Director Secondary to form a task team, investigate and report to him so that he could save his wife’s and his reputation.He is a micro-manager and performs the duties of the PS interpreting the constitution to his pleasure.
4. The Minister has no respect for the staff; he is an uncouth person, breaching the Civil service procedures, practicing parochialism, cronyism and favoritism.
5. He (Minister) works against the civil service procedures and when advised correctly feels offended, shows tantrums and threatens all for suspension and termination. He has a disregard for cabinet collective decision and unilateral decision making.
6. I continued to protect my staff against his vindictive approaches and he felt I was not supporting him thus he began plotting against me so that I could be removed from the position. My staff have been looking to me for rescue but I was always helpless. I have now made up my mind that I will not be able to work with this Minister.
I am attaching a letter of complaint written earlier together with my resignation letter herein for my employer to note and understand the duress compelling me to resign from the service. I thank the Ministry of Education for recognizing my good work and the positive contributions that I have made to the education sector in this country.
Basundra Kumar (Mrs.)
Acting PSE
The Permanent Secretary
Public Service Commission
Berkley Cresent
Suva
RE: Resignation from Service
"Dear Sir
I wish to tender in my resignation from the service with effect from 29th January 2015. I have handed over the office of the Permanent Secretary of Education today at 2pm to Mrs. Kelera Talonga the Deputy Secretary Professional as per the letter from PSC dated 23rd December 2014.
I am being compelled to resign because of the following reasons (Fijileaks in bold):
1. Immediately after my handing over, I was issued with a suspension letter without pay effective from 30th December 2014. This is a clear indication of a personal vendetta against me. The suspension is issued based on a case at Bhawani Dayal Arya College in early October 2014. At this particular school the Principal was exercising lethargy and the Mathematics department teachers were having a free ride. I merely executed my duty as the Permanent Secretary of Education.
2. The Minister took over the case in his hands and entertained a recorded CD made on me which is baseless and contains no merit for a suspension without pay. There were obvious frustrations raised by teachers at the school about the conduct of business in the school. The Ministers wife was also teaching at the school and implicated. Those teachers who gave evidences against the wrong doings were immediately transferred out of the school upon the instructions by the Minister himself. A serious crime was committed by the Principal and evidences were clear but the Minister concealed the crime and has aided and abetted the Principal. I sent him a message through Director Secondary that the case needed to be reported to the Police but my advise was ignored.
3. The Minister failed to report the case then to PSC, if he had thought I had breached the code of conduct. Instead he quietly without A/PS’S (my knowledge) directed the Director Secondary to form a task team, investigate and report to him so that he could save his wife’s and his reputation.He is a micro-manager and performs the duties of the PS interpreting the constitution to his pleasure.
4. The Minister has no respect for the staff; he is an uncouth person, breaching the Civil service procedures, practicing parochialism, cronyism and favoritism.
5. He (Minister) works against the civil service procedures and when advised correctly feels offended, shows tantrums and threatens all for suspension and termination. He has a disregard for cabinet collective decision and unilateral decision making.
6. I continued to protect my staff against his vindictive approaches and he felt I was not supporting him thus he began plotting against me so that I could be removed from the position. My staff have been looking to me for rescue but I was always helpless. I have now made up my mind that I will not be able to work with this Minister.
I am attaching a letter of complaint written earlier together with my resignation letter herein for my employer to note and understand the duress compelling me to resign from the service. I thank the Ministry of Education for recognizing my good work and the positive contributions that I have made to the education sector in this country.
Basundra Kumar (Mrs.)
Acting PSE
* Mrs KUMAR is currently Lecturer in Education at Fiji National University
BOOT THE RACIST OFF THE USP COUNCIL
USP unions and Professor Vijay Naidu must demand SEMI TUKANA, a co-opted Council member representing Fiji, is BOOTED OUT for his recent overtly racist FB postings
DEPORTATION: USP unions in their submission (24 April 2024) to the USP Council alleged that Ahluwalia's arrest and deportation out of Fiji has affected his mental state, hence his response to a question from a staff when asked when he was relocating from Samoa to Suva was deemed 'over the top' by many staff members. He needs 'trauma counselling which is affecting his leadership performance at USP'
Fijileaks: It was Dr Giulio Masasso Tu’ikolongahau Paunga who had prayed with Professor Ahluwalia and his wife Sandra Price in the moments before they were bundled into a car and driven to Nadi when they were detained in the early hours of the morning and deported out of Fiji.
*Following the Bainimarama Government's sudden deportation of Pal Ahluwalia, the USP Council had appointed Tonga's Dr Paunga as the interim Acting Vice-Chancellor.
*In their recent submission, USP unions condemned Ahluwalia's style of leadership, and especially his treatment of Paunga whose contract expires on 30 June 2024. Ahluwalia is accused of not renewing Paunga's contract.
Fijileaks: As we revealed the voting pattern yesterday, Professors Gurmeet Singh and Bibhya Nand Sharma voted with Nauru and Samoa for Pal Ahluwalia to continue running the USP from Samoa.
COMING: The two unions want FICAC to investigate Ahluwalia regarding payments to Arvind Patel, Head of the School of Accounting & Finance
From Fijileaks Archive, 22 April 2016
"With regards to his relationship with Dr Gurmeet Singh, VPA [Dilawar Grewal] mentioned that his family had a family relationship with Gurmeet and his family. He further mentioned that when on a weekend he felt like eating Parathas, he would call Gurmeet and go over to his house for breakfast. Hence, it was inappropriate for VC&P [Rajesh Chandra] to ask him to cease his relationship with Gurmeet and his family. To which the VC&P responded that to keep his trust VPA would have to stop being friends with Gurmeet because he was perceived to be a “conduit” to Dr Biman Prasad. VPA responded that he did not have a problem not talking to Dr Prasad but cannot not talk to Dr Gurmeet Singh as he was a friend. VC&P then stated that the choice was VPAs but if he wanted to keep his trust, then his (VPAs)relationship with Dr Biman Prasad would make this very difficult. VPA responded that he fully understood VC&P’s concern about his relationship with Dr Biman Prasad and would discontinue talking to him."
www.fijileaks.com/home/paratha-treat-or-biman-prasads-friendship-minutes-of-meeting-reveal-vc-rajesh-chandra-giving-dr-dilawar-grewal-ultimatum-you-must-cut-all-contact-with-dr-gurmeet-singh-and-prasad-to-save-your-contract
*According to highly reliable sources, Pal Ahluwalia is 'running out of friends in the USP Council'.
*In a heated meeting of the USP Council, he was 'put in his place'.
*Pacific Islands Forum representative abstained as usual.
*Of the 4 negative votes, two USP professors (Gurmeet Singh and Bibhya Nand Sharma) appointed by Ahluwalia, voted with Samoa and Nauru for him to remain in Samoa.
*The Tongan Prime Minister led the charge against Ahluwalia and the VC's side-kick BIMAN PRASAD was not at the meeting to defend Ahluwalia. The re-instated Education Minister Aseri Radrodro attended the USP Council meeting on behalf of the Coalition government.
From Fijileaks Archive, 28 May 2023
*BIMAN PRASAD is refusing to answer whether HIS WIFE was aware (via Pillow Talk) that the Coalition Cabinet was going to set aside $500,000 for Girmit Celebrations, hence Rajni and Ganesh Chand ran and re-registered the defunct Global Girmit Institute.
*The GGI was approved the next day, and it went on to organise the two-day international girmit conference at USP.
*Was Prasad aware that his wife was running around, registering the de-registered GGI, which had failed to submit its audited accounts.
*Ahluwalia, who was the Chief Speaker, is yet to answer questions (see below) regarding the famous Nixonian question: When did he know that Rajni was a GGI trustee, and what did he know about the GGI?
*Was USP paid to host the conference? How much?
Fijileaks to USP Vice-Chancellor PAL AHLUWALIA, 15 May 2023
Apologies dost.
1. Were you aware when you accepted the invitation from GGI that Biman's wife Rajni was one of three trustees who registered the de-registered GGI on 23 February 2023 shortly after Biman announced the $500,000 for the Girmit celebrations?
2. Did the USP charge the GGI to host the conference, and if so, how much will be billed to the GGI?
3. What is the explanation for such a magnanimous gesture if it was free?
4. What action will USP take against Rajni or will you launch your own separate inquiry into her association with the Global Girmit Institute?
Most people, especially Indo-Fijians, are appalled by my revelations, and more to follow later.
Regards
Victor
*The Mahmood Khan report alleged that the Director Assurance and Compliance at USP, DORIS DULARI TRAILL, was given an inducement allowance of 50% by VCP Pal Ahluwalia.
*This was given contrary to Ahluwalia's own stance against issuing of inducement allowances.
*Traill was on an annual salary of $124,386, and then given an inducement allowance of $63,693, taking her total salary to $188,079.
*According to the 'Mahmood Khan Report' she got the allowance while compiling a report alleging corruption on the part of others in receipt of much smaller allowance.
*The Report also alleged that Traill was given a one year extension by Ahluwalia at the end of her contract from May 28, 2020 to May 26, 2021 on the same salary of $188,079 which included the 50% inducement allowance.
PIO TIKODUADUA on Semi Tukana:'I blocked his guy some time back.'
MURGIWALLAH chickens out from confronting new march of RACISM
We remind SEMI TUKANA, other bogus nationalists of 1990 Constitution
that was imposed on Fiji, and which remained in existence until 1999.
From Fijileaks Archive, 6 September 2017
THE 1987 roadblocks after Rabuka's racist coups being replayed in 2024
After Sitiveni Rabuka's two coups, Jone Dakuvula wrote: |
From Fijileaks, 14 May 2022
The 1987 Dr Timoci Bavadra led Coalition government had more Indo-Fijian MPs by virtue of them winning more seats.
*It was no different from Sitiveni Rabuka's current Coalition government where i-Taukei MPs dominate government.
*Imagine Indo-Fijian Chants:
'We don't want this i-Taukei dominated Rabuka coalition government'
editor@fijileaks.com
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