Former CM Raman Singh writes to PM, requests for CBI enquiry into alleged irregularities

The controversy surrounding alleged nepotism and irregularities within the Chhattisgarh Public Service Commission (CGPSC) doesn’t appear to be dying quickly. After the High Court stayed the appointments of round a dozen chosen candidates, citing an excessive amount of coincidence of their choice, the senior management of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has as soon as once more come all weapons blazing on the ruling Congress social gathering.

Citing wide-scale irregularities and nepotism within the PSC examination, the State’s senior BJP chief and former Chief Minister, Raman Singh, has now demanded a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) enquiry into the matter.

The BJP stalwart, in a letter to PM Modi, has as soon as once more alleged that round 1.5 lakhs of candidates take part within the State PSC examination by which choice for distinguished posts of State Government is made. The majority of the candidates taking part within the examination hail from middle-class households. However, that is the primary time that the youths are disillusioned and agitated due to wide-scale nepotism and lack of transparency.

Further, whereas citing the remark made by the High Court, the previous CM within the letter mentioned that “the top 18 names of the selected candidates in the 2021 PSC examinations are of close relatives of the then PSC chairman, other top bureaucrats and congress leaders. The selection of these candidates triggered a sense of disappointment and anger in the youths of the State following which former Home Minister Nanhki Ram Kanwar filed a petition before the High Court. Hearing upon which the Court not only schooled the Government but has also stayed the appointments of as many as 13 candidates given the fact a total of 5 appointments have already been done.”

The letter additional learn huge scale irregularities and fraud have additionally surfaced within the valuation and interviews of the candidates within the 2022 PSC mains examination, together with giving numbers with out solutions, choice of candidates regardless of decrease marks and vice versa. The youths of the State additionally don’t have any confidence within the State Government enquiry and allege that the choice of the highest candidates has been made for financial advantages proper beneath the nostril of the State Government. Additionally, the denial of CM Bhupesh Baghel that he has not obtained any criticism from the youths pertaining to irregularities has additional shaken the beliefs of the youth within the State Government as not solely have the youths submitted a written criticism to the CM but in addition have organised protest in opposition to the mishap.

The former CM, who ran the mineral-rich State for fifteen years, additional within the letter highlighted the consecutive notification issued by the fee in March and June this 12 months pertaining to rule amendments and tender for disposal of ineffective query papers, OMR sheets and different paperwork. In the tip, the saffron social gathering stalwart, whereas requesting the PM for a CBI enquiry into the matter, quoted that to save the way forward for the youths of Chhattisgarh, we request you to guarantee a good and thorough enquiry by the CBI.

High Court remark on CGPSC row

It is to be famous that earlier, the Bilaspur High Court had issued a discover to the fee asking for a proof concerning the alleged irregularities within the choice of the candidates within the 2021 PSC examination.

Hearing a petition filed by the Former Minister and senior BJP chief Nanki Ram Kanwar, the division bench led by Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha noticed that the choice of the Chairman’s and Secretary’s youngsters is unprecedented.

In a video which additionally went viral on social media, the division bench was observed expressing their disappointment over the choice of the candidates who’re shut family of the PSC chairman and different officers. While terming the choice of all these candidates as an excessive amount of of a coincidence, the Court issued a discover to the PSC, citing that the council for the petitioner acknowledged the appointment of the shut family of the PSC chairman, different officers and leaders of the ruling social gathering is biased.

Later on, the Court halted the appointments of as many as 13 candidates from the record submitted by Kanwar’s councillor, given the truth that the appointments of as many as 5 candidates had already been processed.

Allegation of Nepotism and fraud in CGPSC 2021 examination

It is to be famous that the State’s Public Service Commission has been on the receiving finish after it declared the record of profitable candidates for CGPSC 2021 in April this 12 months. The record contains family of some congress leaders, senior bureaucrats, together with seasoned businessmen. The record additionally contains one ‘Nitesh’ whose surname has additionally been stored hidden; he’s mentioned to be the adopted son of the then Commission’s Chairman, Tamam Sonwani.

After the information of irregularities went viral on social media by an nameless submit, the State’s most important Opposition BJP had turned weapons on the Bhupesh Baghels led Government as its youth wing launched a statewide protest in opposition to the alleged nepotism and fraud within the examination held in 2021.

Further, senior leaders of the social gathering, together with State President Arun Sao, Gaurishankar Srivas and former IAS OP Chaudhary, whereas elevating objections on the method, had demanded {that a} retired Judge ought to examine the entire choice course of.

Following protest and allegation of wide-scale irregularities within the PSC examination, one other BJP chief and former minister, Nanhki Ram Kanwar, had filed a petition in opposition to the choice of as many as 18 candidates, listening to on which the division bench sought a proof from PSC.

Recently, the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) college students have additionally hit the streets in opposition to the alleged malpractices and irregularities within the PSC examinations.

.@abvpcg द्वारा CGPSC घोटाला, महिला उत्पीडन और चरमराई कानून व्यवस्था सहित विभिन्न मुद्दों को लेकर रायपुर में #छात्र_आक्रोश_रैली का आयोजन किया गया जिसमें राष्ट्रीय महामंत्री श्री @yagywalkya और सह संगठन मंत्री श्री @PrafullaAkant विशेष रूप से उपस्थित रहे।#AakroshRallyRaipur pic.twitter.com/6g45VGyzv0

— ABVP (@ABVPVoice) October 6, 2023

Recent verbal trade

Notably, after the BJP State management on many events aggressively engaged in verbal trade with the Congress leaders over the alleged irregularities and nepotism within the PSC examinations, PM Modi, in his current go to to the State, has additionally promised to provoke a good enquiry into the matter if voted to energy.

Addressing a formidable gathering in Bastar, the PM mentioned that “the Congress party has deprived the youths of the state while settling their own kith and kin. I want to assure you that if the BJP forms a Government it would investigate the ‘PSC Scam’ and no matter how powerful are the perpetrators, PM Modi will put them behind the bars.”

However, refuting the claims of the BJP leaders and PM Modi, CM Bhupesh Baghel has mentioned that up to now, he has not obtained any formal criticism from the candidates, and he will certainly act and conduct an enquiry if anybody approaches him with the criticism.

It is to be famous that the tribal majority of Chhattisgarh is witnessing a fierce marketing campaign for the State meeting elections scheduled to be held on the finish of this 12 months, the place the incumbent Congress Government and the primary Opposition BJP have been giving all of it to safe a majority within the central Bharatiya State.