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Internal Affairs Minister Grilled In Parliament Over India Trip

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Wellington, March 31 NZPA - Internal Affairs Minister Richard Worth was forced to explain in Parliament today the part he played in a trip to India which has landed him in hot water.

Dr Worth was reprimanded by Prime Minister John Key following the trip, in which he spoke in his ministerial capacity while promoting a private company in which he had an interest.

He resigned yesterday as a director of New Zealand Aviation, which is linked to an Invercargill air training academy that wants to train Indian pilots.

He admitted today he had also resigned from the Indian Overseas Group, which lobbies for closer trade links between the two countries.

Dr Worth was grilled in Parliament today by opposing immigration spokesman Pete Hodgson over the alleged conflict of interest.

He admitted he and some of the Indian Trade Group (ITG) delegation he was travelling with received ministerial facilitation at airports during the trip.

The delegation also went to the New Zealand High Commission in India and met with an Immigration Department official.

Dr Worth said he paid his own expenses for the trip, but final costs had not been allocated.

Mr Hodgson also tabled Indian newspaper clippings quoting Dr Worth as a minister for the Crown.

One of the articles quoted him talking about the cost of obtaining an airline pilot's licence in New Zealand as costing about $70,000.

Trade Minister Tim Groser resigned as a director of the Indian Overseas Group -- on February 15 -- a couple of weeks after also parting with New Zealand Aviation.

Mr Key said while Mr Groser's resignations had taken place a couple of months after he picked up his ministerial portfolio, he was comfortable with the way the situation had been handled.

Dr Worth's actions in not reacting until the conflict was publicised were less excusable.

While Mr Key said he didn't believe Dr Worth's comments about aviation in New Zealand were for pecuniary gain, not cutting his affiliations early on was "stupid", and had created a perceived conflict of interest.

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Please help me, please sent this mail to the appropriate authorities if required.
Respected Sir,
100% now Ibelieve that if you have money then you can get anything, every thing is possible by you. If you are a poor then you can’t get anything, every thingisfar and beyond possibletoyou, also you get poor judgment and poor comportment in all aspects of life, in our country INDIA . For example 1. I. Iwent to Police Station more than 100 times, made 5times entries (complaints) into G.D. but Not even a microscopic actions took place against the alleged bodies.On the contrary Sandip Samanta, S/O. Shankar Kumar Samanta (S.B.I. OFFICER Ph. No. 9830366834, Branch: 24B, Nimtala Ghat Street, Jorabagan, Kolkata- 700006, West Bengal, India‎, Bank Ph. No. 033 25308337)he has much more and enough money so they purchase all police personnel'sand some political leaders, some Dada. Etc. Only I used to get many letters and many phone calls which all seem to me needs to be thrown in the trash, as it all are valueless, toothless and only simply a solace to the poor. What an undone boy I am! Woe is to me!My wife andher family, Sandip Samanta andhis family harassed me and my family, they are torcher me physically and mentally.
We got Married 05/03/2002, and have a daughter who took birth on09/07/2005. My wife andher family lodged a case 498A/34 IPC, FIR NO.276, date 31/08/2009, P.S.: BAGUIATI, against me and some of my family membersit’s a fabricated, baseless, legless, toothless and doesn’t have any commensurate to the fact. My wifeis engaged and having an illicit affair with a boy (Sandip Samanta, S/O. Shankar Kumar Samanta S.B.I. Officer Ph. No. 9830366834, Branch: 24B, Nimtala Ghat Street, Jorabagan, Kolkata- 700006, West Bengal, India‎, Bank Ph. No. 033 25308337)just opposite to my house, all the matters are known to every person in my village, and also they havecertified me written about my fresh character and nature. When my wifeleftform my housetakingmany vory gold and cash 1.20 lack Indian rupees. What a demon she is! She didn’t take our only daughter (only four years old)who is now in my house having severe asthma supported by inhaler.My wifefiled the 498A case dated 31/08/2009 and I was arrested on 06/09/2009,The Learn" ed court granted me on bailon 19/09/2009. Barasat court. I have lots of irrefutable evidences, (20 pcs. Adult S.M.S., Adult picture with the boy and a c.d.)withmewhere it is cleanly reveals which translates my wife and the boy that they are in illicit relations. Believe me I and my family would love very much (which is very rare seen in our society) to my wife and never any kind of love lost didn’t happen.They (My wife family) are very very poor and live in a bosti Address: 70/H/8 Manicktolla Main Road , Kolkata – 700054, Beside 5 Star Club, my mother saw 1st time and she arranged my marriage. Before marriage my family did not see the pedigree of my wife’s family, now we understood alsorealized that they hailed from a worst status. My wife, her family and (Sandip Samanta, S/O. Shankar Kumar Samanta) all they are misusing this law. Now my wife’s family knows all the affair-related matter. My wife left our only solitary daughter tome who is 4 years old having severe "Asthma Disease, depends on INHALER, here political Hide and seek, ducks and drakes and lots of unfair means are going on and the father of the parents (THE FATHER OF THE BOY WHO HAS ILLICIT RELATIONS WITH MY WIFE)are rich, so they are spending money to everywhere with a view to be escaped. Now I decided that in no way I can’t acceptthat demon wife. Ihired a lawyer his name Mr. Kamelash Nandi. I don’t know what will be happened next?It’s an utterly a huge and a palpable offence subsequent to which the boy deserves severe and examplanarypunishment so that no one can dare to abuse this law. My mother is a sugar present shies sugar is now 400. If possible please help me. Please investigate the matter thread barelyand save me and my family. I leave here one question to every one that in this die-straits situation whom do I take care to myself (TRAGEDY), my daughter, or my mother(severe Diabetic)?. My wife filed another case me U/s. 125 Cr. P. C. Case NO.167/2009, date 16/12/2009.I am millions miles away from the genuine and authentic investigation and inquiry. No inquiry ,investigation were executed against the F.I.R lodged by my wife. It is very painful, lamentable as well as heart rendering, breath taking affair to me and my family. My heart bursts into guffaw when I see the nature of the inquiry and investigation. One thing is as clear as crystal to me that the law and the task of the law enforcing agencies vary from man to man. A new proverb is going to take birth very soon that "Justice for the rich and Injustice is for the poor" A richreserves the right to indulge in any kind of heinous business but the poor is restricted to involve in any type of excellent deeds" To see all these my heart is about to come in the mouth and the ground under my feet gets shook. In a word all types of Law are for the poorest and the richest will enjoy the richest judgments from all quarters.
After coming form the DumDum Central Jail, I mat with the BAGUIATI POLICE O.C. Mr. Goutam Mitra, and asked him politely: “ SIR I FAILED TO UNDERSTAND THAT I MADE SO MANY ENTIRIES INTO YOUR G.D.E. BUT YET NO ACTION SO FAR HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN FORM YOURSELF” then BAGUIATI POLICE O.C. Mr. Goutam Mitra, went through all my papers (20 pcs. Adult S.M.S., Adult picture with the boy, G.D.E, MANY MANY OTHER PAPERS RELATED TO MY CASE and TWO c.d.). After seeing all my papers he told me that I cannot take any action until and unless you lodge a case against all of them.
Then I Prayed to the Ld. C.J.M at Barasat court to lodge the case, against the alleged person. (the payer to the Ld. C.J.M. is enclosed which is self-explanatory) after filing the case the BAGUIATI POLICE O.C. Mr. Goutam Mitra, and I.O. Mr. Prasenta Kumar Das, Mr. Ajay Kumar Ghosh, in stead of taking not any take proper investigation/ not take any action/ not take any type of queryto recover my Cash and Gold form the house of Shankar Kumar Samanta, The BAGUIATI POLICE O.C. Mr. Goutam Mitra, and I.O. Mr. Prasenta Kumar Das, Mr. Ajay Kumar Ghosh, took my case as a Golden Goose, and how much money BAGUIATI POLICE O.C. Mr. Goutam Mitra, and I.O. Mr. Prasenta Kumar Das, Mr. Ajay Kumar Ghosh, has taken is well known to them. Neither he took any take proper investigation/ not take any action/not take any type of querynor he did roundup them against my case.
When I saw that already near by 70-80 days went by “ I went to the BAGUIATI P.S. to know the status of the case then BAGUIATI POLICE I.O. Mr. Prasenta Kumar Das, Mr. Ajay Kumar Ghosh, became outraged me and my mother that if you ask about Shankar Kumar Samanta and his family I will sentence you and your family in the Jail, all their languages is so much filthy dirty which I cannot express front of you.
As I’m 100 percent innocent so I screw up my courage to place my grievances to every body in order to get redress. So Iwantto let my matter informed all the Indian and others. I wrote my matter to our local P.S., Local Councilor, all M.P., M.L.A., Minister in W.B. and Other States, C.M. in W.B., CBI Department, CID Department, S.P. and Dy.S.P.(N.) 24 Parganas, DGP Bhupindar Singh, All the I.P.S. AND I.A.S. OFFICERS. Governor in W.B, and President in India . P.M. in India, National/International Human rights department, AAP KI KACHEHRI – KIRAN KE SAATH, Kolkata Police, and all police officers in W.B. informed Kolkata Commissioner of Police, my nation, all of the news channels, and all press, Talking with some NGO’s: 1. Universal Right and Duty for Human to Abide URDHA, 2. Human Right Commission’s Mr. Ujjal Paul and Mr. Shibaji Dasgupta. 3. Bhatat Bachao Sangathan BBS. 4. Forum for Social Justice and Development FSJD. 5. Ajjtak News Channel’s Miss Menogya. and many more, (anybody can’t help me/ fight for truth /don’t take proper investigation/do not take any action/don’t take any type of query/ Still Now, Isee they all are in sound asleep. The reason is best known to them.
I hope you would care to me, your prompt action shall be highly appreciated and deserves to be lauded.
With kindest regards,
Dipak Kumar Adhikari
Tegharia(Dhali Para),NandanKanan. P.S.: Baguiati.
P.O.: Hatiara. Dist.: North24Parganas.
Kolkata-700059 Email: dipakadhikari_59@yahoo.com
W.B. India. PH. 9836149983

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