TSPSC exam paper leak: BJP demands resignation of KCR, urges Guv to act

Hyderabad: BJP on Saturday demanded resignation of Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao for the question paper leak of an examination conducted by the Telangana State Public Service Commission (TSPSC).

A delegation of the party leaders met Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan and requested her to intervene in the matter to save the future of lakhs of candidates.

The delegation led by former minister EatalaRajender complained to the Governor that the BRS government's negligence resulted in the paper leak.

The delegation included BJP national vice president DK Aruna, B. Narsaiah Goud, M. Shashidhar Reddy and other leaders.

They expressed doubts on CCTVs not functioning in the TSPSC office and demanded that TSPSC Chairman and members should resign, failing which the government should dismiss them.

The BJP leaders demanded that the government order a probe by a sitting judge into the leak of question papers.

After meeting the Governor, Rajender told reporters that the Chief Minister should resign owning moral responsibility for the question paper leak. He alleged that the Chief Minister is interested only in politics and has no concern for the lives of unemployed youth. "This government is insensitive to the problems of youth," he said.

The BJP leader demanded that the TSPSC immediately re-conduct the four exams and pay Rs 1 lakh each to the candidates to enable them to enable them prepare again for the exams.

Meanwhile, state BJP president Bandi Sanjay alleged that the question paper leak has destroyed the future of 30 lakh unemployed. He wondered why the government was reluctant to order a probe by a sitting judge.