No MPSC mains exam till CBI probe over: KSO
Source: The Sangai Express

Kangpokpi, September 06 2020: The Kuki Students' Organization General Headquarters (KSO-GHQs) has cautioned the MPSC not to conduct the Civil Services 2016 mains examinations until the completion of CBI enquiry and MPSC cleanses itself.

The student body in a statement said that the MPSC seems to have quite a bad reputation even before it conducted MCSCCE 2016 examinations so much so that it led the Manipur High Court to lament MPSC's past conduct saying "misdeeds have been (going) on for the last many years".

"Who is responsible for the misdeeds? No one has any idea yet.

Will the 'probable' responsible MPSC/staff/officials continue to be a part of the re-exam? Yes.

Then, where's the guarantee that this new exam will be fair and clean?" asked the student body.

To assuage those fears, the Secretary, MPSC released a statement on August 26 claiming that they were misunderstood.

So, suddenly with the release of a press statement, has the MPSC become clean again, it questioned.

It alleged that the MPSC's press-release was full of platitudes and zero substance.

It read more like an "election manifesto" .

The MPSC mentioned that they "will not stop till total fairness is ensured in all our actions".

"However, we are sorry to inform the Secretary that the students want to sit in an exam conducted by a totally fair exam body, not a body that is still working towards ensuring total fairness," said KSO.

"Think of UPSC-totally fair, think of MPSC-still working towards total fairness.

When will this total fairness of MPSC come? Sadly, no timeline was given for such a great commitment.

May be in the next 50 years?!", it mockingly questioned.

In regard to this, the Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms (Personnel Division), Government of Manipur has also asked the MPSC to suspend the mains examination, 2016 to avoid violation of lockdown protocols under Section 55 of the DMA, 2005 as advised by the Law Department.

After prolonged enquiry, on September 2, through its letter, the CBI suggested MPSC to lay down proper procedures for evaluation and tabulation of answer sheets or books as per the MPSC (Procedure & Conduct of Business) Rules 2011 while laying down proper procedures regarding the engagement of lecturers etc for transparent scrutiny of answer scripts after evaluation by examiners including maintenance of records, showing the total number of answer scripts and subjects handed over for scrutiny with date and time of handing over to each lecturer and also date and time of return.

"We appreciate what the CBI has suggested and we ask MPSC whether the suggestions made by the CBI are taken into consideration and implemented? If irregularities are rectified and amended, why not in public domain? We also request the CBI to do the needful and conduct proper investigation on time so that erring officials involved in this controversy exam are punished," it stated.

"One press-release of the MPSC cannot cleanse the system.

If that could have been so, the High Court would have ordered for a press-release and not a CBI inquiry.

But, the High Court knows better and rightly asked for the CBI to get to the bottom of this mess," said KSO adding the mains exam should be conducted only after the CBI has completed its investigation and erring officials are held accountable.

"We strongly urge upon the Government that MPSC should not be allowed to conduct any examination until CBI investigation is completed and justice is fully dispensed with," it said.

Thadou Students' Association has also objected to MPSC holding/conducting mains examination until CBI inquiry is completed.

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