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Opposition parties demand resignation over Punjab pharmacy exam cheating
In Punjab, India, opposition parties like Congress and Akali Dal are protesting against the AAP government over a cheating scandal in a pharmacy officer exam.
The police found a cheating racket using high-tech devices, but no paper leak.
Opposition parties say there have been many paper leaks under the AAP government and want the Education Minister to resign.
The AAP government says no paper was leaked and the cheating was done by individuals using sophisticated devices.
The opposition wants a high court judge to investigate and the minister to step down.
Opposition parties protested against the AAP government over a cheating racket in the pharmacy officer exam in Punjab.
Punjab Police dismantled a sophisticated cheating racket and seized 27 wireless cheating devices.
Opposition parties allege multiple paper leaks under the AAP government and demand the resignation of Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains.
The AAP government denies any paper leaks and asserts that the cheating was carried out through sophisticated devices without official involvement.
Opposition parties demand an impartial probe by a sitting judge of the Punjab and Haryana high court.
- Who
- Opposition parties including Congress and Akali Dal, Punjab Police, AAP government
- What
- Cheating racket in pharmacy officer exam, demands for resignation of Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains
- Where
- Punjab, India
- When
- July 19, 2023
- Why
- Allegations of paper leaks and demands for accountability and impartial investigation
Opposition Parties
AAP Government
Paper Leak Allegations
Opposition Parties
Opposition parties allege that the pharmacy officer exam paper was leaked and that there have been multiple paper leaks under the AAP government.
AAP Government
The AAP government denies any paper leaks and asserts that the cheating was carried out through sophisticated devices without official involvement.
Investigation and Accountability
Opposition Parties
Opposition parties demand an impartial probe, preferably by a sitting judge of the Punjab and Haryana high court, and the resignation of Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains.
AAP Government
The AAP government maintains that the police investigation is sufficient and that no official authority was involved in the cheating racket.
Key facts
- Exam Conducted By
- Baba Farid University of Health Sciences
- Number of Candidates
- 7,000
- Number of Posts
- 454
- Exam Centers
- Faridkot, Kotkapura, Ferozepur
- Devices Seized
- 27 battery-operated wireless cheating devices, including pen cameras and real-time dictation tools
- Arrests Made
- 7 key conspirators and 28 candidates
- Opposition Parties Involved
- Congress, Akali Dal
- AAP Government Response
- Denies paper leaks, asserts cheating was carried out through sophisticated devices
Quotes
Amrinder Singh Raja Warring
Punjab Congress president and MP
“"The truth is that the paper was leaked in advance. As can be seen in the FIR, no scanner pen was seized from the centre. The FIR only lists the seizure of Bluetooth devices along with a headphone. This means the paper was leaked in advance and answers were being relayed to students through Bluetooth devices."”
theprint.in
“"Six paper leaks have taken place during the last four and a half years, and still the chief minister had the audacity to deny it all."”
theprint.in
Sources
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