No paper leak in Punjab in 4.5 years of AAP rule, says CM Bhagwant Mann | Chandigarh News
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Sunday said that there has not been a single case of paper leak of a competitive examination during the four-and-a-half years of the Aam Admi Party AAP rule, even as Education Minister Harjot Bains said the alleged irregularities in pharmacy officers recruitment exam was a “cheating racket”. The statements by CM and Bains came amid mounting attack from the Opposition parties demanding the education minister’s resignation alleging ‘paper leak’ in the pharmacy officers’ recruitment exam held at Baba Farid University of Health Sciences, Faridkot, on July 19 Police investigation revealed that some candidates had carried a hidden pen camera inside the exam hall to photograph the question paper. The images were sent via WhatsApp to a mastermind in Haryana. The answers were then dictated back to select candidates inside the exam halls via Bluetooth earpieces and wireless devices hidden inside their turbans, socks, and undergarments. The syndicate allegedly charged desperate candidates between Rs 3.5 lakh and Rs 13 lakh to guarantee passing marks. At least 35 arrests have been …
