Rajasthan Government Cancels Teachers’ Recruitment Exam After Paper Leak
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In February, Rajasthan's government introduced a bill to penalize those responsible for state exams being leaked. As per the bill, people convicted of leaking the questions from public recruitment examinations will be sentenced to jail for up to 10 years and a fine of INR 100 million ($1,210,589) will be imposed on them.
Congress-led Rajasthan state government on Saturday cancelled the 2nd grade teacher competitive examination 2022 after the examination's question paper was leaked.
The Rajasthan Public Service Commission (RPSC) 2nd grade teacher competitive examination 2022 question paper was circulated on social media 10 minutes before the start of the exam.
Police in the northern Indian state have initiated a probe into the incident and 50 people have been detained.
According to media reports, police acted on a tip-off and intercepted a bus ferrying candidates, who were supposed to appear for the examination and were carrying the question papers. A team of police officials and a Special Operations Group (SOG) intercepted the vehicle and matched the papers.
Those who have been detained include eight women and out of 50 people detained, 42 were on the bus while eight others were held at a private hotel located in front of Sukher Police Station in Udaipur.
The information about the paper leak was shared by Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) parliamentarian Hanuman Beniwal.
In a series of tweets in Hindi, Beniwal said: “News about a paper leak of the 2nd grade teacher competitive examination conducted by RPSC is being received. It is a big blow to the dreams of thousands of students for which the state government is responsible.”
Rashtriya Lok Dal Parliamentarian Hanuman Beniwal Shared News of RPSC Paper Leak
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“It has become a tradition in the state that the question paper gets leaked and this is happening due to the prevailing institutional corruption in all recruitment examinations including the RPSC,” he added.
RLD Parliamentarian Slams Rajasthan State Government over RPSC Paper Leak
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He also went on to ask State Chief Ashok Gehlot when such incidents would stop.
Hanuman Beniwal Questioned Rajasthan State Chief Ashok Gehlot over RPSC Paper Leak
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Soon after the news of the paper leak surfaced, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which is the opposition party in the state, lashed out at the Congress-led state government.
BJP national spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla said in a tweet that “youth of Rajasthan have been betrayed again but Rahul Gandhi is silent”.
Once again Paper leak in Rajasthan! RPSC 2nd grade teacher’s recruitment exam paper leaked- 13Lakh aspirants were going to appear!!
— Shehzad Jai Hind (@Shehzad_Ind) December 24, 2022
12 papers leaked .. paper leak mafia being actively patronised by Congress in Rajasthan..
youth of Rajasthan betrayed again but Rahul silent! pic.twitter.com/4P32JHQe1B
Since 2018, there have been several incidents of examination paper leaks in Rajasthan.
