CSIR is spending public money by filing SLP in Supreme Court for protecting corruption of Dr. R. Tuli Director, NBRI who is leaving CSIR/NBRI on 7.02.2010

PROJECT VIJAY is a youth movement against corruption. Dr. R. Tuli has created a false impression among scientific fraternity and higher authorities that he is a very great scientist, however, the members of PROJECT VIJAY initiative have caught a scientific fraud of Rs. 150.00 crore of public money and waste by Dr. R. Tuli, Director, NBRI who is cleverly leaving NBRI on Sunday 07.02.2010, it is related to publication wrong and fabricated and data information relating to research paper publications/research outputs in his CV and even in NBRI annual reports and thus defaming NBRI / CSIR in entire scientific community of the world. 

It has been given to understand that Dr. R. Tuli is habitual of making false claim of his research achievements and thus befooling public and govt. authorities on the basis of his false claims. Dr. R. Tuli is doing this from the very beginning.

False claim of research papers

Annexure I attached with this eMail reveals that Dr. R. Tuli Director, NBRI has submitted a CV / application for obtaining the post of Director, NBRI in the year 2005, in his application under heading “Research Paper” he mentioned 48 research publications to his credit, however, this was a wrong information because 3 Newsletter items (at Sl. No. 10, 13 & 15 at page no. 7 of CV) were shown as Research papers and thus his claim of 48 research publications was fabricated.

False claim about technologies

In the same CV he has submitted false claim of bring several lakh rupees from BT cotton technology in NBRI developed by him.

Annexure I, Page 10 at Sl. No. XI point no. 2  shows that in his application submitted in 2005 he mentioned that he has undertaken Swaran Bharat Biotechnology Pvt. Ltd. Project entitled “Development of Pharmaceutically important plants” of Rs. 70.00 lakh and obtained 3% royalty to NBRI. NBRI vide letter no. Info/RTI-243/2008 dated 26.02.2008 confirmed that Dr. R. Tuli has not received any royalty in this technology  and the project value was only 25.00 lakh & not Rs. 70.00 Lakh.

Annexure I, Page 11 at Sl. No. XI point no. 3 shows that Dr. R. Tuli in his application in 2005 mentioned that he has licensed BT Cotton Technology to J.K. Agri Genetics, Kolkata in Rs. 35.00 lakh with a 3% royalty to NBRI after signing an agreement with them in 2005. NBRI letter Info/RTI-241/2009 dated 3.3.2009 shows that all the three claims were found wrong. Viz. I- NBRI received only Rs. 20.00 lakh upto 2009 from J.K. Agri Genetics, II- no royalty came in NBRI and III- also the license was not given in 2005 but it was given in 2006 as published on Annual Report page 109 of NBRI Annual 

Report of NBRI in 2005-06.

Annexure I, Page 11 at Sl. No. XI point no. 4 shwos that Dr. R. Tuli mentioned that he has sold his BT Cotton Technology to Navsari Agriculture University and Gujrat State Seed Corporation for Rs. 30.00 lakh and 15% profit to NBRI. NBRI letter Info/RTI-242/2008 dated 28.2.2008 shows that upto 2009 NBRI received only Rs. 20.00 lakh only and there was no profit to NBRI.

SBBPL letter dated 8.4.2008 shows that his overall claim of developing transgenic cotton was found totally wrong because Dr. R. Tuli’s technology of insect resistant BT Cotton seeds has failed measurably and SBBPL has shown displeasure on this.

PROJECT VIJAY officials has seen two recent reports of NBRI published by Dr. R. Tuli Director, NBRI in the year 2007-08 and 2008-09 and found wrong and fabricated data in Annual reports of NBRI as is evident from the following details: 

Annexure II is the page 7 of NBRI Annual Report for the year 2008-09 shows an overview of research publications as under:

“Scientists of the Institute published a total of 208 research papers, out of which 117 were in SCI journals with a total impact factor (IF) of 190.44. As such the average IF per scientist has increased from 1.66 to 2.00 over the last year.”

Annexure III are the pages 118-126 from of NBRI Annual Report for the year 2007-08 shows publication of 172 papers including 115 SCI papers as claimed by Dr. R. Tuli, Director, NBRI.

Annexure IV are the pages 126-136 NBRI Annual Report for the year 2008-09 shows publication of 208 papers including 117 SCI papers as claimed by Dr. R. Tuli, Director, NBRI.

Annexure V shows a critical perusal of papers published in both the years reveals that a lot of research papers which were published in the annual report of 2007-08 were again included in the annual report of 2008-09 so as to show manipulative increase in publications and thus entire presentation about research publications at page 7 of NBRI Annual Report of 2008-09 is wrong and fabricated just to mislead scientific community/ public.

ANNEXURE V is reproduced under:

Same RESEARCH PAPER are shown in 2 CONSECUTIVE YEARS in CSIR/NBRI ANNUAL REPORT and thus giving misleading projections about publications of NBRI by Director and this will defame CSIR/NBRI as a whole

S.N.	Research papers shown 2 times
1.	The research paper entitled: Bhargava A, Shukla S, Ohri D – Genotype x environment interaction studies in Chenopodium album L.: an underutilized crop with promising potential. Communications Biometry Crop Sci. 2008, 3(1): 3-16. is published In NBRI Annual Report 2007-08 at Page No. 124, Sl. No. 141 and it is again published In NBRI Annual Report 2008-09 at Page No. 126, Sl. No. 17.
2.	The research paper entitled: Bhargava A, Shukla S, Srivastava J, Singh N, Ohri D –Chenopodium: A prospective plant for phytoextraction. Acta Physiol. Plant. 2008, 30(1): 111-20. In NBRI Annual Report 2007-08 at Page No. 125, Sl. No. 142 and it is again published In NBRI Annual Report 2008-09 at Page No. 126, Sl. No. 19.
3.	The research paper entitled: Govindarajan R, Vijayakumar M, Rao ChV, Pushpangadan P, Asare-Anane H, Persaud S, Jones P, Houghton PJ – Antidiabetic activity of Croton klozchianus in rats and direct stimulation of insulin secretion in vitro. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 2008 60(3): 371-76. In NBRI Annual Report 2007-08 at Page No. 125, Sl. No. 146 and it is again published In NBRI Annual Report 2008-09 at Page No. 127, Sl. No. 37.
4.	The research paper entitled: Mishra A, Khare S, Trivedi PK, Nath P – Ethylene induced cotton leaf abscission is associated with higher expression of cellulose (GhCel1) and increased activities of ethylene biosynthesis enzymes in abscission zone. Plant Physiol. Biochem. 2008 46(1): 54-63. In NBRI Annual Report 2007-08 at Page No. 125, Sl. No. 148 and it is again published In NBRI Annual Report 2008-09 at Page No. 129, Sl. No. 63.
5.	The research paper entitled: Mishra S, Srivastava S, Tripathi RD, Trivedi PK – Thiol metabolism and antioxidant systems complement each other during arsenate detoxification in Ceratophyllum demersum L. Aquat. Toxicol. 2008 86(2): 205-15. In NBRI Annual Report 2007-08 at Page No. 125, Sl. No. 149 and it is again published In NBRI Annual Report 2008-09 at Page No. 129, Sl. No. 65.
6.	The research paper entitled: Misra P, Kochhar S – Acclimatization of in vitro raised Asiatic hybrid lily plants in subtropical climate and associated changes in stress proteins and antioxidant enzymes. J. Plant Biochem. Biotechnol. 2008 17(1): 45-50. In NBRI Annual Report 2007-08 at Page No. 125, Sl. No. 152 and it is again published In NBRI Annual Report 2008-09 at Page No. 129, Sl. No. 66.
7.	The research paper entitled: Rao ChV, Verma AR, Vijayakumar M, Rastogi S – Gastroprotective effect of standardized extract of Ficus glomerata fruit on experimental gastric ulcers in rats. J. Ethnopharmacol. 2008 115(2): 323-26. In NBRI Annual Report 2007-08 at Page No. 125, Sl. No. 154 and it is again published In NBRI Annual Report 2008-09 at Page No. 130, Sl. No. 91.
8.	The research paper entitled: Srivastava S, Yadav A, Seem K, Mishra S, Chaudhary V, Nautiyal CS – Effect of high temperature on Pseudomonas putida NBRI0987 biofilm formation and expression of stress sigma factor RpoS. Curr. Microbiol. 2008 56(5): 453-57. In NBRI Annual Report 2007-08 at Page No. 126, Sl. No. 165 and it is again published In NBRI Annual Report 2008-09 at Page No. 132, Sl. No. 128.
9.	The research paper entitled: Srivastava SK, Singh AP, Rawat AKS – Pharmacognostical and phytochemical evaluation of Lycopodium clavatum stem. J. Sci. Ind. Res. 2008 67: 228-32. In NBRI Annual Report 2007-08 at Page No. 126, Sl. No. 167 and it is again published In NBRI Annual Report 2008-09 at Page No. 132, Sl. No. 126.
10.	The research paper entitled: Tiwari S, Kumari B, Singh SN – Evaluation of metal mobility / immobility in fly-ash induced by bacterial strains isolated from the rhizospheric zone of Typha latifolia growing on fly-ash dumps. Biores. Technol. 2008 99(5): 1305-10. In NBRI Annual Report 2007-08 at Page No. 126, Sl. No. 168 and it is again published In NBRI Annual Report 2008-09 at Page No. 132, Sl. No. 134.

ONE publication published TWO times to increase number of publications in the same year report of 2008-09

S.N.	One publication two times
1.	The research paper entitled: Hussain Z, Amresh G, Singh S, Rao ChV – Hepatoprotective activity of Amaranthus spinosus in experimental animals. Fd Chem. Txicol. 2008 46: 3417-21. In NBRI Annual Report 2008-09 at Page No. 128, Sl. No. 42 and it is again published at Page No. 133, Sl. No. 144 in the same report.
2.	The research paper entitled: Tuli R, Sawant SV, Trivedi PK, Singh PK, Nath P – Agricultural biotechnology in India: Prospects and challenges. Biotechnology J 2009 4(3): 319-28. In NBRI Annual Report 2008-09 at Page No. 136, Sl. No. 202 and it is again published at Page No. 136, Sl. No. 11 (Review Article) of the same report.

It is worthwhile to mention that Annual Report of an public funded organization are treated as most reliable and image building official documents and it is stored in CSIR and all its institutions and other GOI department including Parliament of our nation and form a reference to everybody / public. 

For example a graphic comparison as claimed by Dr. Tuli in NBRI annual report of 2008-09 viz-a-viz factual data gives different figure enclosed:

Research output showing scientific papers published in report showing increase in publication in the year 2008-09 

The factual output showing that SCI paper published have decreased in the year 2008-09 

If Director publishes a fabricated report, then this is a very serious matter and shows that his integrity is doubtful and suitable action should be taken to defame CSIR/NBRI research credibility.

It has been given to understand that Dr. R. Tuli has been making big false claims of various research outputs, but the ground realities are far from truth and it appears that equipments of crores of rupees have been purchased without any output with vested interest.

It is given to understand a some of Rs. 150.00 crore spent by Dr. R. Tuli from 1992-2005 as Scientist ‘F’/’G’ and from February 2006-February 2010 as Director and no new technology has been developed and funds have been spent only to purchase costliest equipments and pile up consumables and sell these back in market gradually.

PROJECT VIJAY officials have also downloaded a stricture passed from Hon’ble High Court against Dr. R. Tuli and which is passed on 9.12.2010 as under:

“It shall be appropriate for the Government of India/opposite parties nos.2 & 3 to hold enquiry with regard to alleged personal rivalry or wrong in the set up of N.B.R.I. in Lucknow to make the atmosphere congenial to scientific research so that persons working in the N.B.R.I., Lucknow may not be deprived of their research work on any ground in any manner. Their research work/papers may not be misused and scientists at N.B.R.I., Lucknow may work in congenial atmosphere. It shall be appropriate for opposite parties no.2 & 3 to take corrective steps immediately.”

It is to be mentioned that publication of false data is crime and amounts to serious corruption however instead ordering an inquiry in the matter DG CSIR has approved a whooping amount of public money to file a SLP in Supreme Court to stop inquiring against Dr. R. Tuli through Mr. Sandeep Sawrup advocate on 5.2.2010.

We hope you will certainly order an inquiry in the matter by some independent agency other than CSIR like CBI because Dr. R. Tuli has an influence in CSIR and thus all complaints against him are suppressed by DG CSIR and he has been given higher position of Director, NBRI making a mockery of Indian Vigilance system & law enforcing agencies and our government.

Rs. 50.00 Lakhs financial embezzlement by Dr. R. Tuli, Director, NBRI / CSIR.

PROJECT VIJAY “Victory of India by Joint Action of Youth is a youth oriented social organization registered under Society Act (2008-3311-2009) and has felicitated “KARAMVEER CHAKRA AWARD”  have come to know a biggest financial embezzlement scandal by Dr. R. Tuli, Director, NBRI who is being relieved from CSIR/ NBRI on 07.02.2010 a date fixed cleverly to go out from NBRI on Sunday (Holiday) so as to perform several illegal transactions in holidays (Saturday & Sunday). The details from reliable sources are as under:

Dr. R. Tuli purchased DNA synthesizer (file No. 1/23/ 2009 dated 27.09.1994) costing about Rs. 5,92,000/- and got it written off few years ago.

Dr. Tuli again purchased DNA synthesizer (file No. 1/61/98-P dated 31.03.1999) for Rs. 1795000/-. This equipment never came in NBRI stores. Dr. R. Tuli himself signed a receiving of challan but cleverly got it issued in the name of Shri Raju Madnala, STA who is a junior assistant of Dr. R. Tuli.

Dr. R. Tuli has become the Director, NABI, Mohali and is being relieved from NBRI on 07.02.2010.

Dr. R. Tuli has been threatening several NBRI staff to declare about 50 lakhs rupees equipments as lost items and trying these to be declared as written off. However Controller of Stores & Purchase (CoSP) officer Shri A.K. Seth was objecting to this illegal action of written off and hence he was harassed by Dr. R. Tuli to the maximum extent and as a result he has to sacrifice his life and finally he died due to brain hemorrhage a few weeks ago. He remained in coma for about a month and became almost bankrupt by spending almost all his deposits consumed in sustaining his life. Thereafter Shri K.K. Singh, Stores officer raised a demand of physical verification but in the similar fashion he was also harassed by Dr. R. Tuli and finally a false and fabricated charge sheet has been issued in his name just to harass him the matter is pending with SC/ST Commission. Dr. R. Tuli after applying various pressure tactics has declared written off equipments of worth Rs. 40.00 lakhs without submitting old equipment as under  -

Equipment	File Name	Date	Amount
DNA synthesizer	1/23/93	27.09.1994	592000.00
*DNA synthesizer	1/61/98-P	31.03.1999	1795000.00
Deep Freezer			515500.00
Deep Freezer			510000.00
Computer	16/6/95-P	05.06.1995	133000.00
Dry collector			127700.00
Ice Breaking machine			113000.00
Crompton waterbath			32000.00
Electrophoresis			31000.00
Vacuum pump			18700.00
Digital construction monitor			15865.00
Super speed rotor			10207.00
GCI gene cooler			10000.00
Dry bath			6000.00
Power supply electrophoresis			6000.00
Electrophoresis			5000.00
Crompton heat convertor (4 nos.)			4712.00
Electrophoresis			4000.00
Electrophoresis			3700.00
Tune switch			3300.00
Pipette washer			2300.00
Submanure Electrophoresis			1540.00
Hot plate			1539.00

* is being written off.

A lot of missing equipments have been transferred on paper in the name of Dr. P.K. Singh, Scientist (it can be checked from the records of stores) in last few days and Dr. Tuli has assured that he will manage write off of these equipments by new Director.

CoSP wrote several representations to DG, CSIR but no cognizance was taken by DG, CSIR and he has been giving full shelter to Dr. R. Tuli to do every kind of corruption and harassment and has not taken action in any of the complaint against Dr. R. Tuli during last 3 years.

Dr. R. Tuli has made a committee of Dr. A.K. Sharma, Dr. Sharad Srivastava, Dr. R.S. Katiyar, Mr. S.K. Mishra, FAO, COA and CoSP to declare all these items written off. The meeting met on 30.09.09 but committee did not agree to declare equipment of Rs. 18.00 lakh to be declared as written off.

He has finally became successful in pressurizing the committee to declared several equipments written off on 02.02.2010.

Attempts were made in the private market in night of 2.2.2010 to purchase certain old equipments so as to replace and show the equipments for the sake of completing formality of stores and for this all relevant officials are being pressurized to accept these old equipments and show its receipt. Store Officer is being pressurized to receive old material (bought from market on 2.2.2010) to accept as receipt in Store records.

Dr. Tuli is still threatening several staff of NBRI to declare the items issued in his name as written off by 04.02.2009 before he leaves NBRI. We therefore request a thorough CBI investigation should be done on this financial embezzlement by Dr. R. Tuli immediately before evidences are destroyed.

A set of specific complaints was sent to various investigating department of Government in September 2009 but no action has been done by DG, CSIR and therefore this has been gone upto this stage. It is also essential to hold a detailed inquiry of total loss and write off done during last 4 years 1.2.2006 to 5.2.2010, then the magnitude of corruption will be many folds as has been informed from reliable sources.

This is a clear cut example of financial embezzlement by Dr. R. Tuli who is a tainted Director. It is requested that Dr. R. Tuli should be suspended immediately and his entry in NBRI should be banned and a thorough CBI investigation is to be done in the absence of Dr. R. Tuli in this matter.

Complaint has already been filled to the concerned investigating department of Government as well as the Ministry of Science & Technology

THE PLIGHT OF THE NATION:-“UNDER ESTIMATION OF TALENT”

Nowadays Brain drain have became a problem for India  because  growing talent is approaching towards abroad for getting motivation and facilities.Actually what’s the reason behind this brain drain?.Why were  these IITs opened?. For  what purpose  they  were opened by  the Pandit Jawaherlal Nehru  only because of scientific growth  for nation. We think behind  the  success of any developed  nation scientific  growth plays an important  role . Because economic and scientific growth are proportionally related to each other.The economic  growth depends upon agriculture, infrastructure, manufacturing,IT & TELECOM sector. And the growth of these sector largely depends upon the science&technology.But fro where  will this  technology  comes  which had been played an important  role for human civilization?? Who are the captains for  bringing these technologies? Obviously  “Scientists”,”Engineers”,”Doctors”

Are  the captains. These are the building blocks of any country who helps the country to achieve their goals. We are under the  fan being cool on summer days only because of  them We are able to see any thing under the absence of sun light only because of  them.We are connected to each other through Internet only  because of them. We are feeling healthy only because of them. Our life is moving at a very rapid Aspeed only because of them!!!!!!!!!!.Who studies day to night by sacrificing there charming life only for the development of human civilization and growth for  their country.For doing this they want strong motivation and facility by economically, socially,politically time to time for ensuring there better efficiency.So if the motivation of them  would hamper at once.It will be a greater loss for country and human being.In developed nation like “America”,”Europe”,”China”,”Australia”.They are strongly motivated in every aspect.Because There is a political support for them beause these captains  keeps importance for them.But in India conditions are totally reversed.The plight of the nation like India 

the talenting is demotivating totally in every aspect as I mentioned earlier. Awards like”PADAM SHRI”,”PADAM VIBHUSHAN” are the strong motivators for them but it is given to those who don’t deserve for these awards.They are the celebrities who entertains who have not been major role in the growth of nation.By stating the rule by government  that “the organizations like “ISRO”,”DRDO”,”BARC” will not be entitled for these government back awards like”PADAM SHRI”&”PADAM VIBHUSHAN”. Actually these captian has made a strong fault that they are unable to entertain that INDIA wants.Due to  these rules Talent is demotivating and moving to abroad. And Astonishing fact about this country is that they are seeing the dreams to be TECHNOPOWER upto  “2020”. Actually “INDIA HAVE BECAME A HEAVEN FOR ENTERTAINERS AND GRAVEYARD FOR TALENT”. So We want change in government policies. Government should bring such policies so the talent could motivate to come in India who is working abroad contributing in their national  growth instead of India. And  these awards should be given to those CAPTAIN who strongly deserve.

Yogesh Shivhare

Activist, PROJECT VIJAY

E.mail: rti.youth@gmail.com

www.projectvijay.blogspot.com

Non-violence candle protest for the JUSTICE of a responsible citizen Late. SATISH SHETTY at SAHEED SMARAK, MG Marg, Kaiserbagh Lucknow (UP)

LUCKNOW - 28 Jan 2010 

Shri Satish Shetty, 38 years old, who fearlessly used RTI Act to expose various scams in Pune district, was fatally attacked at village Talegaon was killed by swords by unidentified masked attackers.

Shetty had exposed several major land scams in the Talegaon-Lonavala region, involving wrongful gains in thousands of crores; apart from several other frauds, illegal constructions & black marketeering in kerosene. Earlier, he had also exposed certain corrupt land deals in & around the Mumbai-Pune expressway.

Shetty had dedicated his life to helping people selflessly, to public causes & to improving governance by using RTI, filing criminal complaints & petitioning courts. Shetty was a genuine social worker & an iconic anti-corruption crusader, hence the nation owes itself justice delivery on a war footing

We asks for the following actions from central Government:

1)     Identification of accused on a war-footing & their arrest.

2)     Proper collection of evidence & witness protection.

3)     Adequate police custody and unbiased investigation.

4)     Timely submission of charge-sheet. No police delay.

5)     Timely trial & conviction. No judicial delay.

6)     Exemplary punishment to anyone who tries to protect the accused.

  

The RTI exists to ensure transparency in a democratic system of governance. If those who use it do not get protection, it defeats the system, so we ask for special attention by our government for those who are fighting for the social justice and corrupt practices in the system. Our next step will be peaceful protest & signature campaigning for justice to the family Mr. Shetty in various cities of India

Movement is Supported by- IRDS , NNFI, iCONGO, YDF, PROJECT VIJAY and many more individual social activists like Mrs. Nutan Thakur, Mahendra, Mrs. Urvashi Sharma, Akhilesh Saxena, Abhishek, Dr. Siddharth, Salim Beg, Yogesh, Saurabh, Rahul etc.