Amid a rising political row over the scholars’ protest in Prayagraj, the Uttar Pradesh Public Service Fee right this moment determined to carry a key recruitment examination in a single shift. Whereas the prelims for the Provincial Civil Service (PCS) examination can be held in at some point, the fee has determined to arrange a committee to look into how the examination to recruit assessment officers and assistant assessment officers will be performed.
The transfer has, nevertheless, didn’t pacify the protesting college students. The protesters have accused the state service fee of attempting to interrupt up the agitation. They’ve stated they’ll proceed to protest until the federal government decides to carry the examination for RO/ARO posts in a single shift.
The scholars have been protesting in opposition to the fee’s earlier announcement that the 2 job exams could be held in two shifts over two days. They’ve demanded “at some point, one shift” exams as they worry a number of dates and shifts will elevate the danger of paper leaks.
The fee had earlier stated the choice to carry exams in shifts was taken for the good thing about the candidates and to uphold the examination’s sanctity. A spokesperson had stated they’d maintain exams solely at centres the place chance of irregularities is eradicated. The spokesperson had stated that solely authorities or funded academic establishments inside a 10-km radius of a bus stand, railway station or treasury, and with no historical past of suspicion or blacklisting are being designated as examination centres. It is because of this that the fee needed to go for exams in shifts, the spokesperson stated.
The spokesperson had additionally stated {that a} normalisation course of can be used to judge the outcomes as a result of the exams are being held throughout a number of days or shifts. This, the panel stated, was generally used throughout the nation and is supported by a number of court docket rulings.
However the college students weren’t satisfied and stepped up their agitation, resulting in chaotic scenes outdoors the state fee’s workplace in Prayagraj. High officers of the fee met right this moment to discover a means out and got here up with the newest announcement. The choice, it’s learnt, was taken after Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s intervention.
However the college students have rejected this resolution. “The federal government is deceptive us. We aren’t transferring from right here until they announce that RO/ARO examination may also be held in at some point, one shift. We’ve got two calls for, they’ve fulfilled one,” stated a protester.
Some college students additionally stated that it’s only a verbal announcement to date they usually will not cease the protest until an official notification for each exams is put out.
“We wish each exams in a a single shift. Why are you organising a committee? They principally need the protesters to go away. They wish to weaken the agitation, however we aren’t transferring from right here,” a protester stated.
A protester stated, “There’s discuss of ‘one nation, one election’ they usually cannot even maintain an examination for 10 lakh college students in a day.” One other protester stated the newest announcement was a part of a ‘divide and rule’ plan. “They wish to separate PCS and RO/ARO. Nobody will go from right here,” he stated.
As one of many protesters began criticising the BJP authorities, others stated they do not wish to drag occasion politics of their agitation.