Shortly after the government tabled on Friday the Arvind Verma committee,
which was constituted to examine and suggest if any changes are
required in the Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination pattern, unruly
scenes were witnessed in both Houses of Parliament with the Opposition
demanding an explanation on the issue.
The committee submitted its report to the government yesterday.
As per reports, Opposition today created ruckus in Rajya Sabha over the issue of regional language aspirants having disadvantage in Civil Services examination conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) leading to two adjournments during Question Hour
Immediately after obituary reference to Pune landslide victims, Opposition MPs including those from Congress, SP and JD-U were on their feet raising the issue of UPSC examination pattern.Sharad Yadav (JD-U) said the government had given an assurance that it would resolve the issue, which involves fate of seven lakh students, within seven days, but nothing has been done so far and that is why "I have given a privilege notice".
The committee submitted its report to the government yesterday.
As per reports, Opposition today created ruckus in Rajya Sabha over the issue of regional language aspirants having disadvantage in Civil Services examination conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) leading to two adjournments during Question Hour
Immediately after obituary reference to Pune landslide victims, Opposition MPs including those from Congress, SP and JD-U were on their feet raising the issue of UPSC examination pattern.Sharad Yadav (JD-U) said the government had given an assurance that it would resolve the issue, which involves fate of seven lakh students, within seven days, but nothing has been done so far and that is why "I have given a privilege notice".
Pramod Tiwari (Congress) said UPSC aspirants are agitating, but instead of resolving the issue, they were being caned. Parliamentary Affairs Minister M Venkaiah Naidu's effort to pacify the members with an assurance that clarification could be taken up after Question Hour received a loud "No" from the Opposition benches.
Stating that the ongoing issue was an "insult to Indian languages," Ram Gopal Yadav (SP) also demanded that the matter be resolved at the earliest. Some SP members were seen raising the issue from the aisle.
As his repeated requests to maintain order went in vain, Chairman Hamid Ansari adjourned the House for 15 minutes. Similar scenes were witnessed when the House reassembled and it was soon adjourned till noon.
Civil services aspirants are opposing the pattern of the Civil Services Aptitude Test (CSAT) which they believe gives an unfair advantage to English-speaking students while leaving candidates from Hindi or regional languages background at a disadvantage. They want CSAT to be scrapped. The preliminary entrance exam is scheduled for August 24.
The government is expected to apprise the lawmakers about the findings and recommendations of the Verma committee.
Speaking on the recent developments over the row, Union Minister Jitender Singh yesterday assured a positive decision for better future of the aspirants. Singh also further urged the protesting students to stay calm.
Earlier, Union Home Minster Rajnath Singh had also assured the UPSC aspirants of a speedier resolution of the issue.
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