Sukhbir Badal seeks CBI probe into PCS exam results

Chandigarh, Nov 12 (PTI) Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) chief Sukhbir Singh on Thursday urged Punjab Governor Gulab Chand Kataria to order a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the recently declared results of the Punjab Civil Services (PCS) Mains examination.

     He also sought an immediate stay on the recruitment and the removal of the chairman of the Punjab Public Service Commission.

     Opposition parties have alleged irregularities in the results of the PCS Mains examination.

     The Punjab Public Service Commission (PPSC), which conducted the exam, dismissed the allegations.

     On Thursday, Badal and some "affected candidates" met the governor and submitted a memorandum listing out "irregularities in the conduct of the examination."

     Badal also alleged nepotism in the selection of "wards of VVIPs."

     He said that in case the exam is not cancelled, the next SAD government will investigate the paper and hold a reexamination.

     He also asked why the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) was not helping the students even when they approached its leaders.

     Badal said the PPSC tried to keep the "entire bungling under wraps by not disclosing the names of the selected candidates and only released their roll numbers."

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