A proposal to change the criteria for allocating central services became a trending topic on social media platforms on Tuesday with Congress president Rahul Gandhi accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government of using it as a ploy to appoint officers ‘handpicked’ by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).
“Rise up students, your future is at risk! RSS wants what’s rightfully yours. The letter below reveals the PM’s plan to appoint officers of RSS’s choice into the Central Services, by manipulating the merit list using subjective criteria, instead of exam rankings,” Mr. Gandhi tweeted, using the hash tag #ByeByeUPSC.
He attached a copy of a letter from the Ministry of Personnel on a proposal that said the PMO wanted to examine the feasibility of weighing the performance of a candidate in the foundation course.
