Bhaskar Exclusive: Manoj Patil, who was embroiled in the fire purchase scam, made Marathi language mandatory in recruitment

Suspended Chief Fire Officer Manoj Patil, who was plagued by corruption worth crores of rupees, also took arbitrary and corruption-mongering decisions in recruitment. As part of the preparation for the monsoon, the fire department carried out the process of recruiting trained swimmers rescue volunteers. The eligibility of the candidates was fixed for temporary recruitment for 3 months. In which Manoj Patil put a strange condition about the knowledge of the language. For about 200 swimmers, knowledge of Gujarati, Hindi and Marathi languages was made mandatory in the qualifications. It is to be noted that under normal circumstances knowledge of the national language along with the local language of that state is unavoidable. However, Manoj Patil, who came into controversy on Saturday, made The Marathi language compulsory. The inevitability of Marathi language in Vadodara had created confusion among the candidates. Announced, handed over to the agency if no one came The fire department had decided to take 200 swimmers. The fire department was supposed to recruit on its own on a temporary basis. In the guidelines, it was said that information about Gujarati, Hindi and Marathi languages was necessary. However, the zaza aspirants did not show interest in the swimmer. So the contract was given to ultra modern agency. Even after that, the figures of whether swimmers have been recruited as per the need or not have not yet come out. Patil hasn't asked us anything about the recruitment conditions I am not aware of the qualification in recruiting swimmers in the fire brigade. It was decided to take around 200 swimmers to deal with the possible flood situation during the monsoon. We have not been informed about the terms of recruitment. A decision on the conditions has been taken by a fire department official. Temporary recruitment was to be done for three months in the fire department. > Dr. Sheetal Mistry, the permanent chairman to the agency to which he was handed over, blacklisted in Surat The fire brigade had tasked the Ultra Modern Agency to recruit 200 swimmers. However, this agency was blacklisted for 6 months in Surat. The then Mu of Surat. Commissioner Banchhanidhi Pani had blacklisted the deposit of ultra modern agency in 2021. The Vadodara Fire Brigade had given him the contract of swimmer.