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News, Space Rani, He Ram: Chhattisgarh police exam list sparks row
The Chhattisgarh Public Service Commission has rejected allegations of irregularities after names like News, Space Rani, He Ram, and Bhakt Prahlad appeared on the list of candidates who cleared the preliminary police…
The Story in Brief
The Chhattisgarh Public Service Commission has rejected allegations of irregularities after names like News, Space Rani, He Ram, and Bhakt Prahlad appeared on the list of candidates who cleared the preliminary police recruitment exam on July 12. The list of 7,301 candidates for 341 posts has gone viral on social media, with the Congress accusing the BJP government of lacking transparency in recruitment.
The commission insists the names match the documents candidates submitted, and several candidates have confirmed their names are recorded exactly as they filled the forms. The controversy comes amid wider protests over exam irregularities, including a 14-day hunger strike in Ranchi over Jharkhand Public Service Commission exams and a separate stir after Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation last month.
The Indian Opinion
Unusual names are not proof of fraud; identity records in India are riddled with inconsistencies from birth certificates to Aadhaar. Yet the Opposition has eagerly amplified the viral list to score against the BJP on exam integrity, while the commission deflects legitimate scrutiny by calling it misinformation. The real test is whether candidates cleared document verification and physical tests as rules demand, not whether their names sound odd.
Source: hindustantimes.com
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