All India Congress Committee (AICC) spokesperson Sravan Dasoju on Thursday reiterated the demand for a probe into the irregularities committed in police recruitment by the Telangana State Level Police Recruitment Board (TSLPRB).
In an open letter to Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan here, he said the TSLPRB has initiated the process of recruitment of 18,435 police constables, assistant sub inspectors and sub inspectors on different posts through separate notifications. Over 7.19 lakh aspirants applied for the job and also paid an application fee. However, the TSLPRB has failed to conduct the recruitment tests in a scientific and fool-proof manner.
He said a couple of employees of e-soft Consultancy, a private agency which was assigned the task of allotting and monitoring the radio frequency identification (RFID) for each applicant, were caught when they were indulging in tampering of RFID and test results. Unless one conducts a thorough inquiry into this entire process the real culprits cannot be caught.
He said for the first time, the Board used RFID tags for physical fitness tests without informing the candidates and also not mentioning in the notification. No orientation programme was held for the candidates on how the RFID system works. There were major flaws in conduct of 800 metres (400 x 2) race as well.
“There was no clarity on where the RFID system begins or ends and all the results were selectively picked. In some centres, a whistle was blown to start the race, but the end of the race was defined by the RFID,” he said. When thousands of Candidates complained of irregularities, they were given an assurance that a committee would be appointed and their grievances would be addressed but nothing has been done so far.
