Nitin Gadkari seeks transfer of Maharashtra Medical Education Secretary Dr Ashwini Joshi

Union minister Nitin Gadkari wrote to Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde to urge the transfer of the state's Medical Education Secretary Dr Ashwini Joshi for disrupting the smooth functioning of the medical education department. He also criticised Joshi, an IAS officer, for allegedly stalling admission to nearly 1,100 seats. Read here to know more.

In a letter written to Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, Union minister Nitin Gadkari has asked for the transfer of the state's Medical Education Secretary Dr Ashwini Joshi, who has reportedly disrupted the smooth functioning of the medical education department.

He wrote to CM Shinde and Chief Secretary Manukumar Srivastava and criticised Joshi, an IAS officer, for allegedly stalling admission to nearly 1,100 seats linked to courses offered by the College of Physicians and Surgeons-affiliated (CPS), as reported by NDTV.

Nitin Gadkari's wife Kanchan Gadkari is on the advisory board of the Association of CPS Affiliated Institutes, which was formed recently and holds membership of approximately 100 colleges that offer CPS courses.

"Kanchan Gadkari is an advisor of the association. Simply being the wife of a politician doesn't disqualify her. She has some position in her public life," said Dr Bakul Parekh, president of the association, stressing that they seek her advice mainly on administrative matters. "She has a huge expertise in that area," he added.

Kanchan Gadkari through her letters maintained that till she doesn't get a satisfactory response from CPS explaining the alleged deficiencies, there is likely to be a status quo. She had also issued a show-cause notice to CPS on March 14 and asked them to submit answers by March 21.

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