Ex-guard at Manipal Press leaked question papers of 3 posts for lakhs of rupees
Bengaluru, Feb 5: The CCB investigation into the leakage of question papers of PSI, police constable and BMTC conductors posts has found that the question papers were leaked from Manipal Technologies Unit-1 printing press.
Anil Francis who was the security guard at Printing Press was the mastermind behind this racket. CCB Additional Police Commissioner Alok Kumar said that when the police arrested Francis and interrogated him, he spilled the beans.
Normally, the question papers related to various competitive examinations of government posts are being printed in Manipal Technologies Unit-1. Knowing it, Anil used to steal the question papers and later, used to sell the photocopies to the other accused for lakhs of rupees.
Now, the CCB police have arrested total 150 persons including Police Head Office Control Room SI Nagaraj, Constable Ramesh Malli, Halasuru traffic police station constable Vittal Byakod and Ilakal town municipal council revenue officer Namadeva Annu Lamani, Vijayapura district Otihal government school physical education teachers Bhim Singh Shankar Rathod, Jigani BMTC unit employee Somappa Yamanappa, Government school teacher Sanjeev Doddamani, PDO Mahesh and main kingpin Shivakumaraiah alias Guruji and his associates Eramallappa, CT Basavaraju of Tumkur, Ameer Ahmed of Davangere.
The police recovered Rs 67.73 lakh cash, 98 photo copies of police constable exam, 138 hall tickets, Original documents of 35 candidates, 36 mobile phones, 17 vehicles, Two printers, One laptop and one tab, Empty cheques from the accused.
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Cong slams Modi govt as 'anti-worker', calls for review of new Labour code
New Delhi (PTI): The Congress on Friday accused the Modi government of being "anti-worker" and demanded that the new labour code be reviewed, MGNREGA be revived as well as a national minimum wage of Rs 400 per day be established.
On International Labour Day, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge took a swipe at the government and said unemployment in India today is a direct consequence of the 'Hum Do, Hamare Do' policies.
"Driven by the 'Hum Do, Hamare Do' policy, the Modi government implemented an anti-worker Labour Code. As a result, unrest has erupted everywhere - be it in Noida, at the IOCL facility in Panipat, Adani's factory in Raikheda, NTPC Patratu, or the Samsung factory in Sriperumbudur," Kharge said in a post in Hindi on X.
Instead of ensuring job security, this Code promotes policies such as contract labour and 'Hire & Fire' practices, Kharge said and called for a review of the new Labour Code.
The Modi government has effectively dismantled MGNREGA by forcibly pushing legislation through Parliament, he alleged.
"Mr. Modi has shifted 40% of the wage burden onto the State governments. State governments are unable to bear this financial strain and will eventually be forced to stop providing work," he claimed.
The Modi government has compelled workers into a state of unemployment and pushed them towards 'gig work', Kharge said.
Currently, 69% of the workforce is working for wages below the statutory minimum wage, he said.
The Modi government has engineered a crisis of stagnant wages, Kharge alleged.
"When adjusted for inflation, the wages of the majority of India's workers have grown by less than 1% annually over the last decade (from 2014-15 to 2022-23)," he said.
The Modi government has created a massive unemployment crisis among the educated workforce, specifically, among graduates, Kharge claimed and added that jobs have been eliminated through the sale of Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs).
"The government has refused to fill approximately 30 lakh vacant government positions. Furthermore, the government's policy blunders have led to the decimation of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs)," the Congress chief said.
The Congress reiterates its five demands for India's workers including revival of MGNREGA and its expansion to urban areas, Kharge said.
He said a national minimum wage of Rs 400 per day should be established, with MNREGA included within its scope.
Kharged demanded that a 'Right to Health' law must be enacted, providing Universal Health Coverage of up to Rs 25 lakh for laborers and workers.
"'Life Insurance and Accident Insurance' coverage must be provided for all unorganized workers. Preventing the contractualization of employment must be made a core priority of the government, and the new Labour Codes must be reviewed," Kharge asserted.
