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MPSC cancels Drug Inspector exam after paper leak allegations
The Maharashtra Public Service Commission has cancelled the recruitment process for Drug Inspector, Group-B, after a preliminary inquiry found a candidate received the question paper before the March 22 screening exam. The…
The Maharashtra Public Service Commission has cancelled the recruitment process for Drug Inspector, Group-B, after a preliminary inquiry found a candidate received the question paper before the March 22 screening exam. The Crime Branch report concluded one candidate prima-facie benefited, prompting the cancellation. A free re-examination will be held, with details to be announced.
Opposition leaders including Congress's Nana Patole and NCP(SP)'s Rohit Pawar slammed Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, alleging a wider leak racket selling papers for Rs 40 lakh. Pawar demanded a CBI inquiry, while MNS's Sandeep Deshpande questioned why no FIR has been registered despite the police report. The commission said the decision aims to maintain exam integrity and candidate trust.
Indian Opinion Analysis
Hindustan Times led its coverage with opposition attacks, framing the MPSC cancellation as a political crisis for CM Fadnavis and quoting Congress and NCP(SP) leaders who demanded his resignation. This critical framing emphasised a pattern of 160 exam leaks and alleged a Rs 40 lakh agent racket, details the Indiagazette/ANI wire copy omitted entirely. Indiagazette/ANI focused on the commission's procedural steps: the preliminary inquiry, the Crime Branch report finding one candidate benefited, and the promise of a free re-exam. The wire copy also noted the national context of exam security, absent from the HT versions. The two outlets agree on the cancellation, but diverge on scale and accountability. HT's critical version implicitly endorses opposition claims of state failure, while the wire copy reports the state's stated response.
Coverage: 3 sources, 1 government-critical, 2 neutral
Sources (3): hindustantimes.com (government critical), indiagazette.com (neutral report), hindustantimes.com (2) (neutral report)
This brief was synthesised by AI from the 3 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry.
