Probe Lekhpal exam ‘lapses’, reform recruitments: students at rally in U.P.

A protester handing over a memorandum to the Prayagraj SDM. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Students and job seekers from Uttar Pradesh staged a protest rally in Prayagraj on Monday, seeking an investigation into alleged irregularities in the recently held Lekhpal recruitment examination.The protesters, gathered under the banner of ‘Pratiyogi Chhatra Hunkar Manch’, a platform for competitive recruitment examination aspirants, also demanded a lower cutoff for the Preliminary Eligibility Test (PET), timely completion of pending recruitments, transparency in recruitment commissions, including the Uttar Pradesh Subordinate Services Selection Commission (UPSSSC), regular dialogue and comprehensive administrative reforms.“The demand for comprehensive reforms in the examination and recruitmen