After opposition's protest, Modi government requested UPSC to cancel lateral entry

Tuesday, 20 August 2024

After talking to the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi, Minister of Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) Jitendra Singh has written a letter to the UPSC Chairman.

It has been requested to cancel the advertisement for recruitment through lateral entry.

It is written in the letter that the PM believes that the process of lateral entry should be based on the ideals of equality and social justice enshrined in our Constitution, especially regarding the provisions of reservation.

It is written in it that the Prime Minister believes that reservation in government jobs is the cornerstone of our social justice framework, which aims to promote inclusiveness.

UPSC recently issued advertisements for appointments to 45 posts of senior officers.

These posts are of Joint Secretary and Deputy Secretary level. Those opposing such appointments say that due to the lack of reservation in these, the rights of the backward, Dalits and tribals will be taken away.

What did the Congress say?

The Congress has posted on its official X account. It reacted to this letter requesting to cancel the lateral entry.

The Congress wrote in the post, "The Constitution has won. The Modi government was conspiring to recruit without reservation in lateral entry, but now this decision has to be withdrawn. Once again the Modi government has had to bow before the Constitution.''

The post further reads, "This anti-reservation decision was openly opposed by Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi and the INDIA alliance. Due to this, the Modi government has had to withdraw this decision. This is the victory of Baba Saheb's Constitution. This is the victory of every Dalit, exploited and backward.''

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