Kirori Lal Meena demands CBI probe into 2018, ’21 RAS exams

TNN / Sep 24, 2024, 04:49 IST

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Kirori Lal Meena demands CBI probe into 2018, ’21 RAS exams

Jaipur: Rajasthan cabinet minister Kirori Lal Meena on Monday demanded CBI inquiry into the alleged irregularities in Rajasthan Administrative Services (RAS) examinations conducted in 2018 and 2021. Meena, who has regularly flagged gaping holes in the state’s recruitment exams, met additional chief secretary Shikhar Agarwal and stressed on the need to investigate the roles of former Rajasthan Public Service Commission (RPSC) chairpersons — Deepak Upreti, Shiv Singh Rathore, and Sanjay Kumar Shrotriya.
Meena alleged RAS 2018 mains exam held on January 28-29, 2019, was compromised on the whole, and especially its evaluation process, which was overseen by Rathore.He also said answer sheets were checked at MDS University, Ajmer, where CCTV cameras were turned off intentionally. He submitted a dossier containing documents suggesting former RPSC chairpersons granted undue advantages, including pre-exam access to question papers and manipulation of answer sheets, for both the RAS 2018 and RAS 2021 exams.
Meena also highlighted concerns over RAS 2021 mains exam, managed under Sanjay Shrotriya, who took over as RPSC chairman on Feb 16, 2022. Drawing parallels with the REET paper leak scandal, Meena accused Shrotriya of entrusting the evaluation process to inexperienced private college teachers. A detailed analysis of merit lists from 2018 and 2021, Meena said, showed a striking increase in successful candidates from certain cities, especially Bikaner and Jodhpur, suggesting potential links to paper leaks and questionable evaluation practices. In one specific example, Meena cited a candidate with roll number 804088 from the RAS 2018 mains exam in whose case questions worth over 30 marks were marked as "NA" (not answered) in the first paper. After the exam, however, these answers were filled in, resulting in higher marks. Rathore, Meena alleged, delayed uploading answer sheets to facilitate these alterations.
Meena said a CBI investigation is crucial to uncover the full extent of these irregularities and ensure justice is served.

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