Saturday, July 22, 2017
Re: [IAC#RG] COMPLAINT : Rampant corruption in Transport Department of GNCTD
and pander to their "mai-baap" culture by begging for a few crumbs
thrown from their high table.
Neither shall we be distracted. We have a clear case here where the
senior-most officers of the Transport Department have brazenly
organised systematic and corrupt breaking of the law over a
considerable period to enrich themselves in crores within a short
period of time.
Let this government investigate and explain the reasons why thousands
of offenders were prosecuted and let off by "compounding" offences at
a paltry Rs. 100 when the Delhi Traffic Police prosecutes the
identical offence at Rs. 5,000 as NON-COMPOUNDABLE punishable through
the courts.
This IAS lady, whatever her name is, is in charge of both the people
authorised to prosecute this offence and we shall see how far this
corruption extends to. IAC has just read a large dossier of a third
party involving this IAS lady when she was a Joint-Secretary in
Ministry of Non-Renewable Energy ("MNRE") and it was pretty clear why
she had to leave from there in a tearing hurry.
Sarbajit
On 7/22/17, Prodipto Roy <prodipto.r@gmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks, and please add an enquiry about Nehru Place bus stops too. Some
> Orange bus drivers don't stop at the stop before Eros Hotel light if they
> see the light has turned green. This is awful for commuters waiting at the
> stop. Neither green nor Orange buses stop at the bus stop at all if they
> see groups of school students throbbing the place. So ordinary commuters
> suffer.
>
> Secondly, conductors don't ascertain whether all passengers including old
> people, children and women have boarded the bus begore starting again
> leading to a dangerous scramble on to a moving bus.
> Joya Roy
> On 22 Jul 2017 09:09, "Sarbajit Roy" <sroy.mb@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> *To:*
>> Ms. Varsha Joshi, IAS (AGMUT:1995)
>> Commissioner of Transport/GNCTD
>>
>> cc:
>> 1) Chief Minister of Delhi
>> 2) Chief Secretary of Delhi
>>
>> BY EMAIL
>>
>> Dear Commissioner
>>
>> *Sub : COMPLAINT : Rampant corruption in Transport Department of GNCTD*
>>
>> I refer to the news report in DNA newspaper, New Delhi edition dated 6
>> July 2017, or thereabouts, titled as "*80-member team to rein in drivers
>> not halting at bus stops*" by Vatsala Shrangi, which was re-tweeted by
>> you on Twitter.com on 6 July 2016 from your account ID "suraiya95" with
>> the
>> comment "*We're on it. Let us know if there are specific offenders!*"
>>
>> Accordingly, on the basis of the said as yet unrefuted news report in DNA
>> newspaper, I am calling upon you to dutifully inquire against and/or
>> prosecute Shri K.K.Dahiya (Special Commissioner (Transport)/GNCTD) as
>> well
>> as each and every member of his 80-member enforcement team from your
>> Transport Department for criminal misconduct and corrupt abuse of their
>> position as public servants to cause wrongful loss to the State exchequer
>> amounting to crores of rupees and corresponding wrongful gain to traffic
>> offenders and to save the traffic offenders from mandatory prosecution by
>> the court as prescribed in law. Incidentally I had personally been
>> earlier
>> agitating this matter of buses not stopping at the kerb near bus stops to
>> your department /GNCTD, the copies of which I had shared with you online
>> via Twitter.com.
>>
>> A proper and independent inquiry will bring out all the Prevention of
>> Corruption Act and/or Indian Penal Code offences involved considering
>> that
>> your department officers apparently challaned/booked offenders u/s
>> 122/177
>> Motor Vehicles Act and/or corruptly let them off with trivial compounding
>> fines of Rs.100 or so, when the offence is classified as punishable under
>> "66/192
>> MV Act" with upto Rs. 5,000 fine for first offence and is
>> non-compoundable with the offenders to be sent directly to the court for
>> punishment.
>>
>> Because it is inconceivable that your expert enforcement officers are
>> unaware of the legal provisions for this specific regulatory/permit
>> offence
>> of "*Bus not stopping within one meter of the kerb of the authorized bus
>> stop*" (see offence #61 at https://delhitrafficpolice.
>> nic.in/public-interface/traffic-offence/ archived at
>> http://archive.is/hisna), I am concerned that during their 2 week long
>> drive, your department's junior officers have all evidently received
>> substantial illegal gratifications for letting thousands upon thousands
>> of
>> errant bus drivers escape the stiff legal penalties u/s 66.1/192-A MV Act
>> required to be imposed by the courts only, including for permit
>> violations
>> which seriously endanger the lives of pedestrians.
>>
>> *NB:* I can cite several other similar instances where Mr. K.K. Dahiya
>> and his law / enforcement officers have evidently been acting for vested
>> commercial interests in the transport / transportation sector in
>> Delhi/NCR
>> in defiance of law.
>>
>> A copy of this communcation is also being sent to Hon'ble Chief Minister
>> of Delhi and Hon'ble Chief Secretary of Delhi for their information in
>> case
>> you fail to promptly do your duty to eradicate corrupt elements from the
>> Transport department of GNCTD.
>>
>> I would be obliged if you acknowledge this communication within 3 working
>> days and give me a timeline to action / resolution. In case you are not
>> inclined to prosecute this complain, kindly instantly provide me the
>> particulars of all the 80 or so members of the enforcement team/s.
>>
>> sincerely
>>
>> Sarbajit Roy
>> National Convenor
>> *INDIA AGAINST CORRUPTION*
>> B-59 Defence Colony
>> New Delhi 110024
>> Tel: +91-8010205897
>>
>> ----
Friday, July 21, 2017
Re: [IAC#RG] COMPLAINT : Rampant corruption in Transport Department of GNCTD
Thanks, and please add an enquiry about Nehru Place bus stops too. Some Orange bus drivers don't stop at the stop before Eros Hotel light if they see the light has turned green. This is awful for commuters waiting at the stop. Neither green nor Orange buses stop at the bus stop at all if they see groups of school students throbbing the place. So ordinary commuters suffer.
Secondly, conductors don't ascertain whether all passengers including old people, children and women have boarded the bus begore starting again leading to a dangerous scramble on to a moving bus.
Joya Roy
cc:Commissioner of Transport/GNCTDTo:Ms. Varsha Joshi, IAS (AGMUT:1995)
1) Chief Minister of Delhi2) Chief Secretary of DelhiDear Commissioner
BY EMAILSub : COMPLAINT : Rampant corruption in Transport Department of GNCTDI refer to the news report in DNA newspaper, New Delhi edition dated 6 July 2017, or thereabouts, titled as "80-member team to rein in drivers not halting at bus stops" by Vatsala Shrangi, which was re-tweeted by you on Twitter.com on 6 July 2016 from your account ID "suraiya95" with the comment "We're on it. Let us know if there are specific offenders!"The said article you re-tweeted is presently accessible at URL http://www.dnaindia.com/delhi/report-80-member-team-to-rein- or at http://archive.is/vLeJf etc. (and its text is appended at the end of this email)in-drivers-not-halting-at-bus- stops-2493462 I presume the article is correct on material facts because it was retweeted with approval by you on Twitter and no official rejoinder to it appears to have issued by GNCTD against it. It is pertinent that I responded to your request and sent details of some problematic bus stops in South Delhi to you and I also commented thereafter to you about your department's related draft parking policy and its corrupt nature, which you objected to by blocking me from communicating with you on Twitter. You also repeatedly impugned my sanity on a public forum like Twitter for complaining about your department's policies, irregular processes followed by your officers and you adopted innovative evasive methods to obstruct/prevent me from meaningfully responding to your department's public notice issued by Shri K.K.Dahiya (Special Commissioner (Transport)/GNCTD).Accordingly, on the basis of the said as yet unrefuted news report in DNA newspaper, I am calling upon you to dutifully inquire against and/or prosecute Shri K.K.Dahiya (Special Commissioner (Transport)/GNCTD) as well as each and every member of his 80-member enforcement team from your Transport Department for criminal misconduct and corrupt abuse of their position as public servants to cause wrongful loss to the State exchequer amounting to crores of rupees and corresponding wrongful gain to traffic offenders and to save the traffic offenders from mandatory prosecution by the court as prescribed in law. Incidentally I had personally been earlier agitating this matter of buses not stopping at the kerb near bus stops to your department /GNCTD, the copies of which I had shared with you online via Twitter.com.
A proper and independent inquiry will bring out all the Prevention of Corruption Act and/or Indian Penal Code offences involved considering that your department officers apparently challaned/booked offenders u/s 122/177 Motor Vehicles Act and/or corruptly let them off with trivial compounding fines of Rs.100 or so, when the offence is classified as punishable under "66/192 MV Act" with upto Rs. 5,000 fine for first offence and is non-compoundable with the offenders to be sent directly to the court for punishment.
Because it is inconceivable that your expert enforcement officers are unaware of the legal provisions for this specific regulatory/permit offence of "Bus not stopping within one meter of the kerb of the authorized bus stop" (see offence #61 at https://delhitrafficpolice.nic.in/public-interface/ archived at http://archive.is/hisna), I am concerned that during their 2 week long drive, your department's junior officers have all evidently received substantial illegal gratifications for letting thousands upon thousands of errant bus drivers escape the stiff legal penalties u/s 66.1/192-A MV Act required to be imposed by the courts only, including for permit violations which seriously endanger the lives of pedestrians.traffic-offence/ NB: I can cite several other similar instances where Mr. K.K. Dahiya and his law / enforcement officers have evidently been acting for vested commercial interests in the transport / transportation sector in Delhi/NCR in defiance of law.A copy of this communcation is also being sent to Hon'ble Chief Minister of Delhi and Hon'ble Chief Secretary of Delhi for their information in case you fail to promptly do your duty to eradicate corrupt elements from the Transport department of GNCTD.I would be obliged if you acknowledge this communication within 3 working days and give me a timeline to action / resolution. In case you are not inclined to prosecute this complain, kindly instantly provide me the particulars of all the 80 or so members of the enforcement team/s.sincerely
Sarbajit RoyNational ConvenorINDIA AGAINST CORRUPTIONB-59 Defence ColonyNew Delhi 110024Tel: +91-8010205897----
TRUE TEXT COPY of above referred news report
80-member team to rein in drivers not halting at bus stops
Commuters complain that bus drivers stop in the middle of the road (File Photo)Vatsala Shrangi | Thu, 6 Jul 2017-08:05am , DNAFortnight-long drive to start today; errant drivers will be booked, challaned, and may end up losing their licences
The drivers of low-floor Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) and cluster buses will now be booked for not halting at designated stops. Numerous commuters had complained that instead of the bus shelters, these drivers halted in the middle of the road or a few metres away, making them run to catch the bus. Prompted by these complaints, the Delhi government's Transport Department is all set to start a drive against them on Thursday.
The department has formed an 80-member team of enforcement officials to crack down on bus drivers in the fortnight-long drive. The officials in plain clothes will be deployed at major bus stops, including AIIMS, Safdarjung, Dhaula Kuan, INA, Peeragarhi, ITO, Mukarba Chowk, Lakshmi Nagar, and Akshardham.
The national Capital has over 5,000 bus queue shelters, of which around 2,000 will have the presence of these enforcement officials.
"In the first two days, the errant drivers will only be given a warning. If they continue to indulge in the practice, they will be challaned. In case of repeated challans, a driver may lose his commercial license," Special Commissioner (Transport) K K Dahiya said.
The challans will be issued under Sections 122/177 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988.
Not halting the bus at the designated spot leads to chaos and congestion on roads and holding up of traffic, besides posing a challenge to the elderly, women, and specially-abled people, Dahiya said.
The department has also shot letters to the DTC and the Delhi Integrated Multi-modal Transit System (DIMTS), which runs cluster buses, to rein in the drivers violating the norms. Many complaints regarding speeding, rash-driving, and not stopping at zebra crossings have also reached the authorities.
At present, the DTC has a fleet of 5,600 buses, of which only 4,200 are plying. The rest are defunct. According to a recent survey, Delhi needs at least 11,000 buses on a daily basis.
In 2015, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) had promised to add 10,000 buses to the DTC fleet and 736 to the cluster fleet. While no new DTC buses were procured, only 215 cluster buses were finally added.
NO NEW DTC BUSES
- The national Capital has over 5,000 bus queue shelters, of which a
- round 2,000 will have the presence of these enforcement officials.
- In 2015, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) had promised to add 10,000 buses to the DTC fleet and 736 to the cluster fleet. While no new DTC buses were procured, only 215 cluster buses were finally added.
- Not halting the bus at the designated spot leads to chaos and congestion on roads and holding up of traffic, besides posing a challenge to the elderly people, said special commissioner
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[IAC#RG] COMPLAINT : Rampant corruption in Transport Department of GNCTD
1) Chief Minister of Delhi
BY EMAIL
A proper and independent inquiry will bring out all the Prevention of Corruption Act and/or Indian Penal Code offences involved considering that your department officers apparently challaned/booked offenders u/s 122/177 Motor Vehicles Act and/or corruptly let them off with trivial compounding fines of Rs.100 or so, when the offence is classified as punishable under "66/192 MV Act" with upto Rs. 5,000 fine for first offence and is non-compoundable with the offenders to be sent directly to the court for punishment.
Because it is inconceivable that your expert enforcement officers are unaware of the legal provisions for this specific regulatory/permit offence of "Bus not stopping within one meter of the kerb of the authorized bus stop" (see offence #61 at https://delhitrafficpolice.nic.in/public-interface/traffic-offence/ archived at http://archive.is/hisna), I am concerned that during their 2 week long drive, your department's junior officers have all evidently received substantial illegal gratifications for letting thousands upon thousands of errant bus drivers escape the stiff legal penalties u/s 66.1/192-A MV Act required to be imposed by the courts only, including for permit violations which seriously endanger the lives of pedestrians.
Sarbajit Roy
TRUE TEXT COPY of above referred news report
80-member team to rein in drivers not halting at bus stops
Commuters complain that bus drivers stop in the middle of the road (File Photo)
Fortnight-long drive to start today; errant drivers will be booked, challaned, and may end up losing their licences
The drivers of low-floor Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) and cluster buses will now be booked for not halting at designated stops. Numerous commuters had complained that instead of the bus shelters, these drivers halted in the middle of the road or a few metres away, making them run to catch the bus. Prompted by these complaints, the Delhi government's Transport Department is all set to start a drive against them on Thursday.
The department has formed an 80-member team of enforcement officials to crack down on bus drivers in the fortnight-long drive. The officials in plain clothes will be deployed at major bus stops, including AIIMS, Safdarjung, Dhaula Kuan, INA, Peeragarhi, ITO, Mukarba Chowk, Lakshmi Nagar, and Akshardham.
The national Capital has over 5,000 bus queue shelters, of which around 2,000 will have the presence of these enforcement officials.
"In the first two days, the errant drivers will only be given a warning. If they continue to indulge in the practice, they will be challaned. In case of repeated challans, a driver may lose his commercial license," Special Commissioner (Transport) K K Dahiya said.
The challans will be issued under Sections 122/177 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988.
Not halting the bus at the designated spot leads to chaos and congestion on roads and holding up of traffic, besides posing a challenge to the elderly, women, and specially-abled people, Dahiya said.
The department has also shot letters to the DTC and the Delhi Integrated Multi-modal Transit System (DIMTS), which runs cluster buses, to rein in the drivers violating the norms. Many complaints regarding speeding, rash-driving, and not stopping at zebra crossings have also reached the authorities.
At present, the DTC has a fleet of 5,600 buses, of which only 4,200 are plying. The rest are defunct. According to a recent survey, Delhi needs at least 11,000 buses on a daily basis.
In 2015, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) had promised to add 10,000 buses to the DTC fleet and 736 to the cluster fleet. While no new DTC buses were procured, only 215 cluster buses were finally added.
NO NEW DTC BUSES
- The national Capital has over 5,000 bus queue shelters, of which a
- round 2,000 will have the presence of these enforcement officials.
- In 2015, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) had promised to add 10,000 buses to the DTC fleet and 736 to the cluster fleet. While no new DTC buses were procured, only 215 cluster buses were finally added.
- Not halting the bus at the designated spot leads to chaos and congestion on roads and holding up of traffic, besides posing a challenge to the elderly people, said special commissioner
Thursday, July 20, 2017
Re: [IAC#RG] Use of personal social media accounts to disseminate official information
copy to
1) Chief Secretary Delhi/Dr. M.M. Kutty
Also, who are you to "reserve your judgment on their sanity" ?
sincerely
Sarbajit RoyI am also aggrieved / offended by certain remarks you very recently made concerning leaders of INDIA AGAINST CORRUPTION from your Twitter account. You may wish to re-examine them without delay because whereas they are blocked to me, they are visible to the rest of the world.I urge you (being a public servant from an all-India service) to keep your personal social media account/s well separated from your official duties and not mix the two.I am constrained to draw your attention to some recent messages posted from your personal Twitter.com account.Dear Commissioner,Transport Commissioner/GNCTDTo;Ms. Varsha Joshi, IAS
sincerelyB-59 Defence Colony,
New Delhi 110024
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Wednesday, July 19, 2017
[IAC#RG] Use of personal social media accounts to disseminate official information
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[IAC#RG] COMPLAINT re: non-functional GNCTD RTI web portal
http://www.delhi.gov.in/wps/wcm/connect/DoIT_Transport/transport/whats+new/notice+to+invite+responses+or+suggestions+on+draft+parking+policy+in+delhi
Please immediately give me the following specific documents at prescribed fee in mode specified so that I can properly respond to your public notice on Draft parking policy published in Hindustan Times of 17 July 2017 after knowing all the relevant facts concerning this policy.
1) Copy of all information with or accessible to Transport Dept GNCTD relating to formulation of draft parking policy
2) Copy of all files, records, file notings, loose sheets etc. relating to parking policy within NCT Delhi.
3) Copy of all files, records, file notings, loose sheets etc. relating to formulation of parking policies within NCT Delhi since 1956 (see DDA Act 1957).
4) Copy of all files, records, file notings, loose sheets etc. relating to litigation and PILS, Writ Petitions etc concerning parking policy/s within NCT Delhi.
5) Copy of all files, records, file notings, loose sheets etc. related to registered Taxi Cab aggregators and their operations in Delhi
6) Copy of all files, records, file notings, loose sheets etc. related to unregistered Taxi Cab aggregators and their operations in Delhi
7) Copy of all files, records, file notings, loose sheets etc. related to enforcement actions against unregistered Taxi Cab aggregators operating in Delhi
8) Copy of all files, records, file notings, loose sheets etc. related to e-rickshaws in Delhi, especially enforcement actions taken against them
9) Copy of all files, records, file notings, loose sheets etc. related to phasing out of old vehicles in Delhi.
10) Copy of all files, records, file notings, loose sheets etc. related to correspondences or meetings or recommendations between Transport Dept and Delhi Development and Dialogue Commission since 2014
11) Copy of all files, records, file notings, loose sheets etc. related to Delhi Metro Rail Corpn (DMRC) available with or accessible to Transport Dept.
12) Copy of all files, records, file notings, loose sheets etc. related to BRTS available with or to Transport Dept.
13) Copy of all files, records, file notings, loose sheets etc. related to MRTS available with or to Transport Dept.
14) Copy of all files, records, file notings, loose sheets etc. related to DMRC fare fixation available with or to Transport Dept.
15) A copy of the index and catalog of all information maintained by Transport Dept
Mode of information supply - by immediate uploading to Transport Department website under intimation to me so that interested citizens can respond well in time to your public notice.
NB: This RTI request is filed in larger public interest and to enable my Constitutional Rights to Free Speech and Expression for participating in public affairs and formulation of state policy.