Chandigarh, November 9
BJP National Headquarters In-Charge and MP Tarun Chugh launched a sharp attack on the Bhagwant Mann government over allegations of serious irregularities in the Punjab Public Service Commission (PPSC) PCS Mains examination results, stating that the credibility of one of Punjab’s most prestigious competitive examinations has been severely questioned.
Raising serious concerns over the selection process, Chugh asked how 86 consecutive roll numbers could reportedly find a place in the list of selected candidates. He also questioned allegations that candidates who had allegedly not even appeared for the examination were declared successful. The reported selection of 10 officers from a single examination room has further raised serious concerns about the fairness and transparency of the process.
Chugh said these were not minor administrative lapses but serious questions concerning the integrity of the entire recruitment process. Thousands of young aspirants spend years preparing for such examinations, and any compromise with merit, fairness or transparency amounts to a grave injustice to their future.
Chugh said that he met the aggrieved candidates today and heard their concerns. The students submitted a written representation demanding an independent investigation by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and a fresh examination to ensure justice for all aspirants. He announced that he would personally take the students’ representation and their demands to Union Home Minister Amit Shah and seek his intervention to ensure an impartial investigation into the matter.
Chugh said the Bhagwant Mann government cannot escape accountability by remaining silent on such serious allegations. He demanded that the Punjab government and PPSC answer the questions raised by the candidates and ensure that those found responsible are held accountable. He said Punjab’s youth deserve a recruitment system based on merit, fairness and transparency, not a system clouded by allegations of favouritism and irregularities. The government must stop playing with the future of Punjab’s youth for its political interests.
