Arunachal Law Students' Union (ALSU) demand probe into APPSC strong room breach

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ITANAGAR: The Arunachal Law Students' Union (ALSU) has demanded the State government's immediate inquiry over the breach of the APPSC strong room, the establishment of fast track court and the cancellation of the advertisement for the post of Assistant Professor (Law College, Jote).

Addressing the media persons at the press club on Friday, ALSU Vice President (Protocol) Teli Naga said the union has earlier lodged FIR in the SIC in connection to the breach of the APPSC strong room. He said the custodians of the strong room are the Chairman, Secretary and the Controller of Examination. Hence, a high-level enquiry should be initiated against the respective officials, immediately to ascertain how the question paper leaked from the strong room.

He said, likewise, the State government should immediately establish a fast-track court for speedy trial of any scandals related to APPSC. The court is of the immediate need to restore the faith of the public over the commission who have been timely involved in corrupt practices. "Also, the need of the hour is to give exemplary punishment to all corrupt officials involved in the cash-for-job scam in APPSC. The recent officials of the commission should be punished in time so that no other person dares to do so and also the sanctity of the commission is protected," he said. Naga said that there were a series of anomalies in the examination for the post of Assistant Professor for the Jarbom Gamlin Law College conducted by the commission. The commission violated its advertisement notification regarding the upper age limit for the post.

The undersecretary, Taket Jerang, cleverly pursued the State government to re-notify the upper age limit from 32 years relaxation to 35 years for APST candidates to 37 years with 5 years relaxation for the candidates belonging to APST.

"It is revealed from records that the upper age limit was re-notified just to accommodate their relatives and few individual candidates, and it was not done in the interest of the state," he said, adding that, if it was done in the interest of the state, the commission could have notified it in the first place or after completion of the recruitment process.

The notification issued by the commission regarding the upper age limit is unjustified and discriminatory. Therefore, the State government should immediately order the SIC to investigate the matter and bring it to a positive conclusion, he added.

However, to date there is no action initiated. Naga also informed that the union also submitted a representation to the Chief Minister Pema Khandu demanding the same.

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