AJYCP, AASU allege anomalies in the recruitment of Grade III, IV posts at LMCH

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LAKHIMPUR: Massive protest programmes, as reaction over the allegations of corruption regarding the recruitment exams result declared recently for the Grade III and Grade IV posts of Lakhimpur Medical College and Hospital (LMCH), rocked North Lakhimpur town on Friday.

LMCH issued a recruitment notification for 267 Grade III and Grade IV Posts. Lots of job seekers registered for LMCH Grade III and Grade IV recruitment and appeared in the written examination as per schedule. The exams concerned were conducted on March 13 and the result of the same was declared on September 13. After the declaration of the result, it was alleged that a candidate, appearing the exam at a centre set up in Dhemaji district, who submitted the OMR sheet almost blank, by answering only a few questions after the warning bell was rung, managed to become successful in the exam. Moreover, repeat of same roll number in different categories of jobs was also alleged.

In this context, the Lakhimpur district unit of Asom Jatiyatabadi Yuva Chatra Parishad (AJYCP) on Friday burnt the effigies of Chief Minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma and Health Minister Keshab Mahanta in the Main Chariali of North Lakhimpur town. The organization initiated the protest programme in association with the North Lakhimpur regional unit, wherein AJYCP central committee assistant secretary Saurabh Das, Lakhimpur district unit president Hiranya Dutta, general secretary Debajit Deka Baruah, presidents, general secretaries and members of the regional units of the organization were present.

Expressing vehement resentment over the fiasco on the part of the State government with regard to holding the recruitment exam of the LMCH in a transperent manner, the organization submitted a memorandum to the Governor of Assam, along with the Director of Health Department, seeking his intervention over the allegations. Through the memorandum, the organization demanded the Governor to initiate steps to bring the OMR sheet, submitted blank by the candidate, under forensic test, to launch a high level probe into all allegations, to call off the viva-voce until the probe is completed and to reward punishment to the corrupt racket.

The North Lakhimpur regional unit of All Assam Students' Union (AASU) also demonstrated rocking protest against the allegations of corruption regarding the recruitment exam held for the Grade III and Grade IV posts of LMCH. In this connection, the activists of the organization, led by president-in charge Pinku Bordoloi and Litu Gogoi, burnt the effigies of the Chief Minister. AASU also demanded a high level enquiry into the allegations. Lakhimpur district AASU general secretary Swaraj Sankar Gogoi and other district committee dignitaries took part in the protest programme. Lakhimpur AASU criticized the Chief Minister and Lakhimpur MLA Manab Deka, Lakhimpur MP Pradan Baruah for their failure with regard to keeping their promises of recruiting unemployed youths of Lakhimpur district in the Grade III and Grade IV posts of LMCH.

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