REET paper leak: Rajasthan govt sacks state school board chairman, BJP seeks CBI inquiry
India Today
The Rajasthan government on Saturday sacked the chairman of Rajasthan Board of Secondary Education, Ajmer, DP Jaroli in connection with the REET paper leak. Meanwhile, the BJP is demanding a CBI inquiry in the case.
The Ashok Gehlot government on Saturday sacked the chairman of Rajasthan Board of Secondary Education, Ajmer, D P Jaroli, and suspended the Board secretary Arvind Kumar Sengwa as well as two others in connection with the paper leak during the teachers' recruitment exam (REET) in September.
The state government also decided to introduce a bill in the upcoming budget session of the assembly with strict provisions to check paper leaks and cheating in exams.
The development came after a high-level meeting chaired by Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday night.
“Fixing the responsibility of the Board, the chairman has been dismissed and the secretary has been suspended. The state government will take the strictest action against every person found guilty of malpractices, lapses and dereliction of duty in the examination,” Gehlot said in a statement on Saturday.
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Directorate of College Education's Dr Subhash Yadav, assistant director (HRD), and B S Bairwa, assistant professor (Chemistry), administrative branch, have been also been suspended.
Gehlot, in the meeting, also decided to constitute a committee headed by a retired judge of the high court to give suggestions for ensuring that papers leak incidents do not take place and exams are conducted in a fair manner, official sources said.
