Tejashwi writes to Nitish, flags irregularities in BPSC exam

The controversy surrounding the 70th BPSC examination has taken a serious turn with Leader of Opposition in Bihar Tejashwi Yadav levelling allegations of malpractice and institutional corruption in the recruitment processesTejashwi Yadav has written a letter to Chief Minister Nitish Kumar outlining eight demands emphasising the need for transparency and fairness in competitive examinationsYadav has alleged that the examination conducted on December 13 2024 was marred by malpractice pointing to systemic corruption within the Bihar Public Service Commission BPSCldquoThe cancellation of the examination at the Bapu Examination Centre in Patna and the reexamination at the same venue is a measure aimed at concealing institutional flawsrdquo Yadav said in his letterThe RJD leader claimed that BPSC had used employees from a private agency rather than government employees to conduct such a significant exam He strongly criticised the credibility of the examination processTejashwi pointed out that all future exams must be conducted solely by government employees and advocated for removing private agencies from the processldquoI want to urge the Chief Minister to Identify and penalise those responsible for the malpractice in the December 13 exam I also demand a highlevel independent inquiry into the allegations of corruption in the BPSCrdquo he saidTejashwi demanded a comprehensive reform in BPSC to ensure transparency and eliminate corruption in government recruitment The state government should provide suitable remedies or compensation to candidates whose efforts were undermined by the irregularities establish a mechanism to hold the Commission accountable for lapses and ensure the integrity of the meritbased selection process without external influences or biasesHe claimed that reports of irregularities were not limited to the Bapu Examination Centre but also emerged from several other centres The BPSC has acknowledged the lapses which indicates systemic flawsldquoI demand the cancellation of the entire 70th Preliminary Examination and the organisation of a reexamination for all candidates to ensure fairnessrdquo Yadav saidHe further said around 90000 registered candidates were allegedly unable to complete the application process due to corruption and procedural inefficiencies He advocated for allowing these candidates to fill out the examination form and participate in the reexaminationldquoAllegations levelled by students that private coaching institutes predicted more than 25 per cent of the questions in the paper raise concerns about potential leaks A thorough investigation is needed into it An independent and impartial judicial probe is required to investigate the widespread irregularitiesrdquo he saidTejashwi Yadav in his letter said thousands of candidates have been protesting in harsh weather conditions expressing discontent with the BPSCs handling of the situationHe criticised the insensitive behaviour of the state government towards the agitating studentsTejashwi urged Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to cancel the 70th Preliminary Examination to eliminate doubts about fairness He said that the Commission should announce a reexamination date with clear guidelines to rebuild candidate confidenceThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever