28 Sep 2018

To,
The Honourable Chairman

The Union Public Service Commission
Delhi, India.
Subject: Complaint against Additional Chief Secretary of Maharashtra (IAS) Mrs. Vandana Krishna and Education Commissioner of Maharashtra (IAS) Mr. Vishal Solanki for issuing a notice to parents of Vibgyor in Maharashtra.

Sir/Madam,

We the undersigned, wish to bring to your notice that we the parents of VIBGYOR High School,
Pune have been banned from meeting the Education Commissioner and other relevant officers from Education Department. Going to extreme lenghts, the Education Commissioner has issued a notice on the instructions of Chief Secretary Mrs. Vandana Krishna, stating that until Mrs. Prajakta Pethkar (our representative who has stood up for the rights of the parents & children of VIBGYOR and all the children of Maharashtra) apologizes to her she will not let us meet any of the officers. The saddest part is that they have defamed parents especially Prajakta Pethkar, Rupali Mahajan, Gunjan Mehta to an extent that

we should never be able to speak for our rights and she could defame and create case against us or

make them work their mandate. This behavior is not only demeaning and provocative but completely
unlawful, going against our constitutional rights.
1. We never sought any appointment to meet the Chief Secretary.
2. It was an unexpected call to us to discuss our issues which was to our surprise.

3. Despite of calling us herself, she gave only 2 mins and yet in those 2 mins she uttered all false
and unlawful statements, not suiting her mandate and chair, enough for us parents to protest
4. For detailed account of the incident, please refer the letter/proof attached to support our
complaint.
The IAS officer, especially the chief governing officer of the State are known to be a backbone of Indian
Administration, responsible to maintain devotion towards their duties responsible to represent the nation for the respectable authorities here we are addressing our complain to.

Where no government servant shall treat the public with grievances in a discourteous manner

during the official hours or adopt dilatory tactics or willfully cause delays or deny their mandate. So can
a government issue a show-cause notice to public at a wide end going against the welfare of the
children’s education serve/rescue school management. It is seen that Mrs. Vandana Krishna’s ego is
bigger than the suffering of parents. Govt. gives them the power to use it for the betterment of the
society, but here it is clearly seen that she is misusing her power to save the erring school trustees of
VIBGYOR by denying her mandate and asking parents to go to courts. And when we asked her in return
she denied for that too. Finally had to get to sloganeering to which we have and particularly Mrs.
Prajakta Pethkar, the representative of parents, has been asked to apologize to suppress her voice.
Moreover, since the letter has been released, the officers of Education Department have started
to harass us. For e.g. the current Deputy Director of Education Mrs. Meenakshi Raut who had been
instructed earlier by the Education Commissioner to co-operate in the matter of FIRs against VIBGYOR High, has now started to avoid communication. This will have serious repercussions on our fight against

the illegal deeds of the schools. We are fighting against a mighty lobby and know that we are risking our
lives to make sure no one else suffers. Instead of helping, we are being harassed for raising our voice
against the wrongdoings. We would like Govt. of India to remind all the officers that give courtesy and
regards to the representatives of the people in larger interests of the country.
There is no guarantee that even after tendering an apology (for doing nothing) she will work to
her mandate, as she denied earlier giving false/wrong statements. We don’t even mind giving an
apology because for us this cause is more important than the egos. Otherwise we will be no different
than the egoistic and irresponsible chief secretary. Taking the welfare of the children’s education and
parents’ rights, may we request you to immediately investigate her and the other officers like Education
Commissioner (instructed by her). Conduct and also take the necessary action under the provisions of
law, so that we parents get our constitutional rights back and also other officers on board learn a lesson
and no other officer denies their mandate and stop the parents from meeting and address their
grievances.
We look up to your good self with high hopes that you will definitely give us justice and help
bring the law mentioned in books to life and continue our faith further as we are left with no remedy.
Now you tell us Sir, where do we go?
Kind request to keep us in loop with regards to what action is taken about this complaint.
Thanking you.
Yours lawfully,
Rupali Mahajan
Gunjan Mehta
Prajakta Pethkar
Preeti Shaikh & other signatory parents.

(Prajakta Pethkar Education Trust & VIBGYOR Parents)
Sent to the following for information/action:
1. Prime Minister of India

2.President of India

3. Department of Training and Development

4.Sr.chief secretary of Maharashtra (Administrative affairs)