AKSSA seeks CBI probe into KPSC irregularities, warns of agitation

AKSSA seeks CBI probe into KPSC irregularities, warns of agitation The All Karnataka State Students Association has given the State govt.

Key points

• All Karnataka State Students Association members submitting a memorandum to Deputy Commissioner Snehal R.
• Kanthakumar pressed the State administration to publish a recruitment calendar after its announcement to fill 75, 000 vacancies.
• He additionally called on proper implementation of the 400-roster-point system for internal reservation among Scheduled Castes.
• Addressing presspersons in Dharwad on Thursday, AKSSA president Kanthakumar remarked that a comprehensive probe should be conducted into the irregularities and those identified responsible should face action.
• He additionally triggered concern over lapses in the lately conducted Civil Police Constable recruitment examination, including delays in distributing question papers and errors in OMR sheets.

All Karnataka State Students Association members submitting a memorandum to Deputy Commissioner Snehal R. In Dharwad on Thursday. Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT.

All Karnataka State Students Association (AKSSA) has pressed the State administration to hand over to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) investigation of the irregularities in the Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC) recruitment.

He referred to the recent search conducted by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) at a number of locations in connection with the KPSC irregularities and stated that the authorities should identify those involved in malpractice and take appropriate action.

He additionally triggered concern over lapses in the lately conducted Civil Police Constable recruitment examination, including delays in distributing question papers and errors in OMR sheets. He demanded that the examination be conducted afresh.

Mr. Kanthakumar pressed the State administration to publish a recruitment calendar after its announcement to fill 75, 000 vacancies. He additionally sought recruitment to posts such as fire station officer, forest watcher and guide through competitive examinations and called on amendments to the relevant cadre and recruitment rules.

Among other demands are five years relaxation in the upper age limit for candidates applying for schoolteacher recruitment, early issuance of the recruitment notification for Police Sub-Inspector posts, free transport facilities for candidates appearing for recruitment examinations and establishment of student canteens.

Mr. According to Kanthakumar, the organisation will provide the State administration four days to respond to its demands. If no response is received, he remarked, AKSSA will launch an indefinite agitation in Dharwad and Bengaluru.

For now, AKSSA seeks CBI probe into KPSC irregularities, warns of agitation remains the part of the story worth watching, and further updates are likely as more details are confirmed.