Dear Friends and Comrades,
The Delhi Unit has decided to join us formally. This was communicated to us by the GS Shri Pranav Shekar. There are certain persons who have tried to portray the Delhi Unit in a negative light by giving an impression that they were for post or power.
Nothing is farther from truth as the events that took place in the past two years would reveal.
The new committee of the Delhi Unit took over after elections in 2017 almost after 8 years. The new committee immediately on taking over wrote to the Board that they were neutral and their DDOs could not be taken into account of neither groups seeking recognition. The new committee of Delhi continued to interact with both groups to know where the real majority lay. They had been told by certain people placed in Delhi that all the units were divided and that this group formed in the Chennai Convention was only a 'splinter group'. So they were not able to form any opinion. In the meanwhile, they attended an EC of the other group held at Allahabad and undertook to try for unification of both groups. Accordingly they spoke to us at Patna and also conveyed our stand and their own stand to the other group. However, nothing came out of their efforts.
Hence, they decided to attend our Convention at Kolkatta as well as the meeting that was being convened at Jodhpur, to assess the real strength.
When they went to Jodhpur, after attending the Kolkatta Convention, they came to know that what all the Delhi sources, close to the other side had been telling about the strength in the ground was not correct. They realised that the majority was with the AIB elected at Chennai. Even then they had to fight hard to ensure that no ACs would be office bearers. There were only 12 official units (38 delegates) at Jodhpur against 25 which came to Kolkatta. Out of this 12 also, many units were not having subscription deductions. Apart from their own unit which had 12 delegates, at Jodhpur, all others were either ACs, Retired Persons or individuals without authorisation from their own units.
On seeing the condition, the Delhi Unit decided to contest for the SG so that unification of both factions could be done easily. When the other side demanded that the Delhi Unit give a letter formally supporting them, the Delhi Unit said that it was nor required because they had been invited and even all units on the other side had been invited and hence no such declaration of support was called for. But they CHANGED THE ELECTION OFFICER and brought in Shri. Sushil Pareek as the Election Officer to reject the nomination of Sh. Pranav Shekar. The order for rejection was published by them after 17 days of the event, to create an impression that Shri. Pranav Shekar was for post/power.
In the meanwhile, the Delhi Unit had already communicated to us their sense of despondency over their failure to bring about unification. Ultimately, they decided to join us sensing that the majority clearly lies on this side and hence unification could be achieved only by strengthening the AIB with clear majority and acceptability of Superintendents all over India.
We have gladly welcomed them into our fold. Association will definitely be strengthened by their active participation.
Let us march forward together in the interest of the Cadre.
-R. Manimohan,
Secretary General,
AIACEGEO
Mr. Susheel Pareek is not a non-entity. He was our President when no one knew the Name of Mani Mohan. Feeling proud that Kanpur was the place where he was elected as President. The Returning Officer appointed a day earlier had to leave the meeting early that very day due to an emergency, which forced him not to be able to attend the convention on the day of election. Hence it was unanimously decided to appoint Shri Sushil Pareek as the Returning Officer. Even Delhi people did not object his appointment. As far as taking a decision on the nomination is concerned, he took the decision in consultation with two other veterans viz. Shri SP Siddhanta and Shri Ramesh Babu.
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