"Want to ask what UP govt is doing about paper leaks," says SP chief Akhilesh Yadav
Feb 24, 2024
New Delhi [India], February 24 : Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday lashed out at the Uttar Pradesh government asking what it is doing about paper leaks.
"I met a few students who demanded exams to be conducted again as it did not happen in the way it should. From Moradabad to Agra, everywhere students are seeking the cancellation of examinations. There is a long list of paper leaks in the state but the government is doing nothing...In 2018, a UBPCL paper was leaked, UP SSC paper and UP Forest Guard papers were also leaked and many others," the SP chief said.
Akhilesh Yadav highlighted that the decision by the Uttar Pradesh government to cancel the Police Constable Recruitment Exam 2024 in the State was a victory for the youth and a defeat of the alleged wrongdoings of the BJP government.
Speaking to reporters in Bahraich, Yadav said, "The State government has no intentions of giving employment. There would not have been any such incidents of paper leaks if the government had imposed strict actions when earlier the papers were leaked. The government is accepting its fault in this."
Yadav also demanded the return of fees collected from the youth by the Uttar Pradesh government, warning against its potential use in the BJP's 'election fund'. Additionally, he proposed accepting examination fees through online digital payment at a later date.
The Uttar Pradesh government led by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath earlier today announced the cancellation of the police constable recruitment examination held on February 17 and 18. Chief Minister Adityanath in a post on X, said that the state government has ordered to conduct the re-examination for the same within six months.
"UP Police constable civil police exams 2023 cancelled, orders given to re-conduct the exams within next six months," Yogi said.
He further said that strict action would be taken against those who would be found guilty in the alleged paper leak.
"There can be no compromise with the sanctity of examinations. Those who play with the hard work of the youth will not be spared under any circumstances. Strictest action is certain to be taken against such unruly elements," the Uttar Pradesh chief minister said.
