Union minister Anupriya Patel writes to UP CM over rejection of OBC, SC/ST candidates for govt posts
Lucknow, Jun 29: Union minister and Apna Dal (Sonelal) president Anupriya Patel has written a letter to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath over the rejection of OBC and SC/ST candidates for state government posts by declaring them "not found suitable".
In her letter dated June 27, Patel said that she has been "constantly" contacted by candidates from the backward classes and scheduled caste/ scheduled tribe category over the issue.
"...in various competitive examinations conducted by the state government, which have only an interview-based recruitment process, the candidates of these classes are often declared 'not found suitable' for the posts reserved for them and none of them are selected," she said.
She alleged that this process is "adopted many times for these posts in competitive examinations" and later the posts reserved for other OBC and SC/ST candidates are "declared unreserved."
However, an official of Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission refuted Patel's allegations and said that in case of no recruitment on reserved posts for OBCs, those posts are "carried forward" i.e. these posts are returned to the department.
He said that there is a provision in the rules that if eligible candidates are not found for the posts reserved for OBCs, then those posts should be returned to the concerned department.
Patel's allegation that if there is no recruitment on reserved posts for OBCs, they are put in the unreserved category is not correct, he said.
Patel also alleged that even after passing the minimum eligibility criteria for these examinations based on merit, OBC and SC/ST candidates are declared "not found suitable".
"It is beyond comprehension that these candidates are repeatedly declared not found suitable for appointment," she said.
The Union minister requested the chief minister to take effective action to immediately stop this practice to "prevent the resentment arising among the candidates from these categories".
She also requested that by making necessary provisions, it should be made mandatory to fill the reserved posts only with the candidates from the OBC and SC/ST categories "no matter how many times the recruitment process has to be done for this".
Apna Dal (Sonelal) is an alliance partner of the BJP-led NDA.
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Several Gurugram schools receive hoax bomb threats
Gurugram (PTI): Several Gurugram schools received another hoax bomb threat emails on Wednesday morning, prompting police to launch searches on the premises.
Police said the email was sent by the 'Khalistan National Army', with threats issued to Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini to declare April 29 as the "40th Khalistan Declaration Day". It also threatened to bomb the Red Fort in Delhi.
Police said it was a hoax as no suspicious items were found after an intensive search.
Several schools, including Shri Ram, Amity, and the HDFC school, received threatening emails at 8.33 am, when classes had already begun, police said.
The school administrations became aware of the threats around 9 am and immediately informed the police, a senior police officer said.
The schools immediately implemented emergency protocols, with many declaring a holiday and asking parents to take their children home safely, the officer said.
A large number of anxious parents gathered outside the schools, as police and bomb squad teams reached the spots and started checks.
"Around 10 schools have approached the police from morning until now over bomb threats. Police teams are alert, and searches are underway on all the premises", the officer said.
As soon as the information about this email was received, police in Gurugram and Delhi swung into action and started investigation.
Schools immediately implemented emergency protocols upon receiving the mail. Many schools declared a holiday and sent messages to parents, asking them to take their children home. Large crowds of parents gathered outside the schools.
The schools were sanitised by sending a bomb disposal squad as well as a dog squad.
A senior police officer said that police teams thoroughly searched the school premises, classrooms, buildings, and surrounding areas. No suspicious objects or explosive materials were found during the investigation.
"Police teams are seriously investigating the entire matter. Cyber experts are being consulted to determine the authenticity of the email, its source, and the identity of the sender", added the officer.
This is the third time since January that schools have received fake bomb threats.
In March, at least a dozen schools in the city received bomb threat emails, which later turned out to be hoaxes.
Similarly, on January 28, as many as 13 schools received hoax bomb threats via email, forcing authorities to evacuate campuses and suspend classes.
Last month, police arrested a Bangladeshi national whose email ID was allegedly used to make a bomb threat for some payment.
