Activists associated with the All India Democratic Youth Organisation (AIDYO) took out a protest march and burnt an effigy of “corruption” in Ballari on Friday condemning the widespread irregularities and malpractice in the examination conducted for the recruitment of 545 Police Sub-Inspectors (PSIs). They also opposed the government’s decision to conduct fresh examination for the same posts without the completion of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) probe into the recruitment scam.
“The PSI recruitment examination scam that first came to light at Gyan Jyoti English Medium School, run by BJP leader Divya Hagaragi, in Kalabuagi later showed its presence at other examination centres in the State. As the CID intensified its investigation, it found the involvement of many political leaders and higher officers in the bureaucratic apparatus. Before the CID completes its investigation and completely unearths the scam, the State government has ordered a re-examination. The government decision leads to more confusion among the candidates and the suspicion about the possible involvement of more people in the higher-ups,” Jagadish Nemakal, district secretary of the organisation, said during the protest.
Pampapathi A., district secretary of the organisation, demanded that the government ensure that the CID would complete its investigation without any interference from anybody and help it bring all the culprits to justice before taking any decision on the fate of the genuine candidates who had written the examination.
