Gadkari writes to CM on CPS admission, wife advises that med body

Mumbai: Union minister Nitin Gadkari’s letter seeking the transfer of medical education secretary Dr Ashwini Joshi, who exposed discrepancies in the functioning of the College of Physicians and Surgeons (CPS), has raised questions of conflict of interest. Documents have emerged revealing that Gadkari’s wife, Kanchan, is an adviser to a new association of CPS-affiliated institutes, reports Sumitra Deb Roy.
Since Gadkari wrote two letters to CM Eknath Shinde and chief secretary Manukumar Srivastava alleging Joshi was stalling admissions to nearly 1,100 CPS seats, questions have been raised about the highways minister’s interest in medical education. “This revelation sparks concerns regarding the minister’s impartiality in resolving the CPS controversy,” said a senior official.
Gadkari’s office said he did not wish to comment.