Punjab PCS aspirants seek Home Minister Amit Shah's help over results

New Delhi: BJP MP Tarun Chugh on Monday met candidates aggrieved over the Punjab Public Service Commission (PPSC) examination results and said he would take their representation, seeking a CBI probe and a fresh examination, to Union Home Minister Amit Shah for his intervention.

Chugh, BJP national headquarters in-charge, said the candidates had raised concerns over alleged irregularities in the PPSC examination, questioning the fairness and transparency of the selection process.

Citing allegations that 86 consecutive roll numbers figured in the list of successful candidates and that 10 candidates from a single examination room had cleared the test, Chugh sought answers from the Bhagwant Mann government. He also referred to allegations that some candidates who had not appeared for the examination were declared successful.

The candidates submitted a written representation demanding an independent CBI investigation and re-examination, Chugh said, adding that he would personally place their demands before Shah.

He said the allegations raised questions about the integrity of the recruitment process and demanded that the state government and PPSC respond to the concerns. Thousands of aspirants prepare for years for civil services examinations, and the selection process must be based on merit, fairness and transparency, he said.

Meanwhile, PPSC chairman Major General Vinayak Saini (retd) last week rejected allegations of irregularities, asserting that the examination had been conducted fairly and transparently. Addressing a press conference in Patiala, he presented Centre-wise and classroom-wise selection data, saying there was nothing unusual in the shortlisting of 751 candidates from the 3,959 who appeared at 12 examination centres for 331 vacancies.