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DRUNK AND DEMANDING: Mahendra Reddy allegedly to Basundra Kumar - "Kattu Minister wants you to create job for failed Fijifirst Party candidate and former Ba teacher Mohammed Dean"

9/1/2015

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CUT & chop in the world of politics: Reddy allegedly phoned while drunk saying 'Kattu Minister wants job created for failed FFP candidate Dean"
Let the truth prevail: Basundra welcomes investigation

Former acting Permanent Secretary Basundra Kumar says it is her "first victory" and "justice is now coming my way" as she welcomed the Fijian Government's decision to accept her request to withdraw her resignation and investigate her on allegations of breach of the Public Service Code. She has also called on the Public Service Commission (PSC) to handle the investigation and keep the Ministry of Education out of it voicing fears of possible manipulation by the ministry.

"Let the truth prevail," Kumar said. In a release issued today about the decision to accept Kumar's request, the Fijian Government had said her successor, Kelera Taloga will make the final decision based on the investigation committee's recommendation, but Kumar says "it must not go to her." "She is still working under under the Minister," Kumar said.

"The Ministry of Education should not be involved. I want the Minister of PSC to receive and handle the report. I would also want the [school] saga to be opened and everyone who was called up to give a report be called up again. "I welcome the move. I have given 26 years of my loyal service, and then for someone to say that I'm done and dusted with no respect for the years of service I have given, I was shattered."

Kumar says allegations made against her follows a phone call she made to a department head of a school near Nausori which her daughter attended as a Year 13 student last year to voice her concerns about the students' Maths mark including her daughter's who had failed her Math exam, days leading up to the Year 13 external exams. She explained her daughter had informed her that a substitute teacher that had taken over her Math class had told students she had no subject knowledge. "I called the HOD to tell him that he was not doing his duty to monitor the performance of teachers' and report on it and for having delegated classes to a person who was incapable to do the work." "Little did I know, the phone conversation was recorded and later circulated around."

Kumar maintained she was executing her powers as Acting PS of Education to arrest the problem not only for her daughter's sake but for other students taught by the substitute teacher. "I can afford to put my daughter into tutorial. In fact she is, but what about the rest of the students affected. Must they suffer the same. I was carrying out my duties as Acting PS and as a parent. "There is nothing wrong there."

Kumar also voiced her disappointment there was no formal word relayed to her on today's decision. "I had to find out through the media. When they decided to suspend me, there were at my house within half-an-hour to deliver a letter informing me that I had been indefinitely suspended for something that had happened three months earlier. "I can't understand why they cannot do the same when they made the decision to accept my request." Kumar says as per her contract as acting PS, if she resigns, she has a 30-day notice window which means she stays on till January 29 this year.

She said she resigned under duress.

Meanwhile, in the statement, the Fijian Government said it would not make further comment on the issue to allow for the investigation to take its course. Any further comment will await a final decision to be made at the conclusion of the investigation. Read more at: http://fijilive.com/news/2015/01/let-the-truth-prevail-basundra-welcomes-investigation/60224.Fijilive

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Yep
8/1/2015 07:03:43 pm

Basundra Kumar saing justice is coming her way is like counting the chickens before they are hatched. Justice is still a very long way away ...

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Yep
8/1/2015 09:08:02 pm

I said finish patronage politics remains alive and well in Fiji after Frank Bainimaramas fictitious " clean up" coup.
If you are a mate of the political gatekeepers then no problem some door will open up for you even if you are not fit for the position.So is anyone surprised that Khaiyum wanted a certain door to open for a failed Fiji First party crony.And don' forget to pay special attention to the crony's name- Mohammed Mursalinul Abe Dean. I mean with a name like that and being a Khaiyum mate how can one not find an appropriate elevated perch in the new and better Fiji built by Khaiyum and Bainimarama!

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So who called Aiyaaz kattu link
8/1/2015 09:29:20 pm

Another lie revealed by the crooks. Wasn't it during campaign that Aiyaaz accused that he was being called a kattu by opposition as told by Mahen. When confronted Mahen couldn't name anyone. Such lies are now re surfacing. Aiyaaz should think now what a monkey Mahen is.

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A big intimidation
9/1/2015 05:14:44 am

sims the corrupt lady basundra kumars group is trying to intimidate mr khayum against dr reddy...looks funny though...its high time this lady should be taught a lesson...teachers in Fiji must be definetly waitn fo her termination fo wat all wrong she had been doin...this governmnt has done alot fo fiji and now in education when good things n long awaiting reforms been mentioned by dr reddy den look at dis lady...simply un beleivable attitude..just interest inda chair...officer who has a history of fast promotions...3 In one year wen many poor teachers nil till date...wat extra qualifications she had that she kept gettn da fast promotions...i dnt see any...mrs taloga dnt b disheartened...ur prayers god has listened so u will definetly not get dat humiliation thru demotion...u didnt do ny wrong wid ny of da teachers n u wer da meritorious one...and fo dat maths teacher..congratulations bro despite the threat of termination and all i heard u produced the best result dea asusual...poor u...wake up pple we need to knw da reality behind dis lady...double face

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Ego Mahen
10/1/2015 02:26:30 am

I do not know Basundara...but sure Mahen need to go. Out of 100 staff in FNU, 98 will say...get rid of him because of his attitude, self centered activity. Only 2 % people will support to whom he gave lot of favor. period

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funny
10/1/2015 03:03:07 am

Y should dr mahen go wen teacher's parents n student's unanimously welcomed his ideas al over fiji???...don't u guyz want good future fo our kids..??

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Kavita
10/1/2015 12:43:41 pm

Where is the evidence for your statement, Funny? You are funny indeed.

There is evidence of how he operated at FNU. Did the teachers, students and parents like all he did? If anything he displayed immaturity in governance, vast lack of experience in education administration and lack of ideas for profession. He got his ideas from his guru Ganesh which were wicked and well below par to say the least. His guru got sacked and both of them left FNU in total mess.

How can you expect Reddy to do wonders at Edu ministry? He will mess it up like what he was part of at FNU.

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TRUTH
10/1/2015 08:07:19 pm

No doubt mahen reddy is corrupt and hes is corrupting ministry of education i can say this with much assurance as i personally have seen how he takes bribes and how he had promoted an ordinary fnu worker to an senior in Ministry of education when clearly there were experienced and capable people in the que..all because she had good relations with reddy !!! CORRUPTION at its peak

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nonsense
11/1/2015 04:22:31 am

Baseless n stupid allegations..

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