‘No paper leak in Punjab, allegations baseless’
AAP Punjab rejects allegations of a Punjab paper leak and frames the Faridkot case as an exam-cheating incident, not a leakage case.
- AAP Punjab denied that the Bhagwant Mann government was linked to a paper leak in Punjab.
- Baltej Pannu said the Faridkot episode involved alleged use of electronic gadgets for cheating rather than a leaked question paper.
- Baltej Pannu said police acted after catching the candidate in the Faridkot episode.
AAP Punjab has rejected allegations that the Bhagwant Mann government is linked to a paper leak in Punjab. The party said the charge was being raised in the context of the nationwide student agitation over the NEET paper leak, but it did not accept the label of a leak for the Punjab case.
Party spokesperson Baltej Pannu said no recruitment-exam paper had leaked in Punjab under the current government. He said the Faridkot episode involved a candidate allegedly using electronic gadgets for cheating, and not an actual leakage of the question paper.
According to Baltej Pannu, the police acted after catching the candidate. He also accused the Congress of misleading the public by describing the Faridkot incident as a leak and said the Congress should explain paper-leak cases from its own tenure.
UPSC can frame the issue around the difference between exam leakage and cheating, institutional responsibility in protecting examination integrity, and the political use of irregularity allegations. The topic can also be linked to reforms in recruitment and entrance examinations, and to accountability of state police and examination authorities.
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