Archive · 13 Aug 2026
BJP attacks Kejriwal after High Court stays Punjab officer recruitment
A big court, the Punjab and Haryana High Court, has paused a hiring process in Punjab.
The state wanted to hire 454 pharmacy officers to work under its health department.
Some people said the written test for these jobs was unfair because of a cheating racket.
A man named Keshav Kamboj and others asked the court to cancel the exam, and the court stopped the appointments for now.
The court will hear the case again on September 17 and decide what to do.
After this, a BJP leader named Sudhanshu Trivedi blamed Arvind Kejriwal, who leads the AAP party that runs the Punjab government.
Trivedi said the court's order proves something went wrong and asked Kejriwal to make the Punjab government resign.
He also said Kejriwal and another leader, Rahul Gandhi, are not speaking up for students in Punjab and Jharkhand.
Trivedi added that some people are making noise in Parliament to avoid questions about the court's decision.
For now, the pharmacy officer jobs are on hold until the court gives its next order.
The Punjab and Haryana High Court stayed the appointment of 454 pharmacy officers in Punjab until September 17.
Justice Sandeep Moudgil issued the stay on a plea by Keshav Kamboj and others seeking cancellation of the July 19 written examination.
The plea alleged an organized cheating racket had vitiated the recruitment exam for the Punjab Health and Family Welfare Department.
BJP MP Sudhanshu Trivedi demanded that AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal seek the resignation of the Punjab government after the court order.
Trivedi also accused Kejriwal and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi of staying silent on student issues in Punjab and Jharkhand.
- Who
- BJP MP and national spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi, who criticized AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi; the stay was passed by Justice Sandeep Moudgil of the Punjab and Haryana High Court.
- What
- The High Court stayed the appointment of 454 pharmacy officers in Punjab, and the BJP demanded that Kejriwal seek the state government's resignation.
- When
- The stay was passed a day before Trivedi's remarks on Thursday, August 13; the written examination was held on July 19 and the next hearing is September 17.
- Where
- New Delhi, where Trivedi spoke to reporters; Punjab, where the recruitment was underway; the Punjab and Haryana High Court issued the order.
- Why
- A plea by Keshav Kamboj and others alleged an organized cheating racket had vitiated the written examination for the recruitment.
BJP's position
AAP and Kejriwal's position
Punjab pharmacy officer recruitment stay
BJP's position
BJP MP Sudhanshu Trivedi says the High Court stay raises very serious questions about the recruitment process, calling the government's conduct a 'lie' and asking Kejriwal whether he will now seek the Punjab government's resignation.
AAP and Kejriwal's position
Kejriwal and the AAP have not publicly responded to the stay or the allegations; the stay resulted from a petition by Keshav Kamboj and others alleging an organized cheating racket in the July 19 examination.
Student issues and Parliament disruption
BJP's position
Trivedi says the disruption in Parliament is meant to escape questions raised by the court ruling, and that Kejriwal and Rahul Gandhi are silent on students' difficulties and power cuts in Punjab and Jharkhand.
AAP and Kejriwal's position
No counter-statement from Kejriwal, Gandhi, or those associated with the Jantar Mantar protests is reported in the article, which describes their continued silence on these issues.
- Court
- Punjab and Haryana High Court
- Judge
- Justice Sandeep Moudgil
- Stayed appointments
- 454 pharmacy officers
- Recruiting department
- Punjab Health and Family Welfare Department
- Written examination
- Held on July 19
- Next hearing
- September 17
- Petitioners
- Keshav Kamboj and others
- Allegation
- Organized cheating racket vitiated the exam