CHENNAI: Chief minister M Ok Stalin on Tuesday welcomed the choice of UPSC to cancel the commercial rolled out for lateral entry hiring in authorities jobs, terming it “a victory for social justice“. Stalin mentioned on X, “The Union authorities has withdrawn the lateral entry recruitment after sturdy opposition from #INDIA bloc.”
Opposition events got here down laborious on Union authorities for the lateral entry recruitment commercial rolled out by UPSC (Union Public Service Fee), stating that it didn’t comply with reservation and was in opposition to rules of social justice.
Union minister of state for science and expertise and minister of state for PMO Jitendra Singh wrote a letter to UPSC chairman Preeti Sudan on Tuesday, stating lateral entry recruitment ought to be “aligned with rules of fairness and social justice enshrined in our structure significantly regarding the provisions of reservation”.
He mentioned, “It’s important that the constitutional mandate in the direction of social justice is upheld in order that deserving candidates from marginalized communities get their rightful illustration in authorities companies.”
Following the letter, UPSC has cancelled the commercial, issued on August 17, for recruitment of officers akin to joint secretary, director and deputy secretary for numerous departments on request from requisitioning authority.
Whereas hailing the cancellation, Stalin mentioned they need to stay vigilant as BJP authorities on the Centre would attempt to undermine reservation. Stalin urged Union authorities to interrupt the “arbitrary 50% ceiling on reservation” and conduct a nationwide caste census “to guard rights of backward and oppressed”.
Earlier, Stalin urged Union authorities to withdraw the commercial of lateral entry recruitment claiming it was in opposition to social justice. Equally, DMK MP P Wilson opposed lateral entry recruitment, questioning how the notification for recruitment to such a lot of essential posts can get rid of reservations.
PMK founder S Ramadoss and MDMK founder Vaiko too had condemned Union authorities for lateral entry recruitment saying reservation was not adopted within the course of and it was in opposition to social justice.
Opposition events got here down laborious on Union authorities for the lateral entry recruitment commercial rolled out by UPSC (Union Public Service Fee), stating that it didn’t comply with reservation and was in opposition to rules of social justice.
Union minister of state for science and expertise and minister of state for PMO Jitendra Singh wrote a letter to UPSC chairman Preeti Sudan on Tuesday, stating lateral entry recruitment ought to be “aligned with rules of fairness and social justice enshrined in our structure significantly regarding the provisions of reservation”.
He mentioned, “It’s important that the constitutional mandate in the direction of social justice is upheld in order that deserving candidates from marginalized communities get their rightful illustration in authorities companies.”
Following the letter, UPSC has cancelled the commercial, issued on August 17, for recruitment of officers akin to joint secretary, director and deputy secretary for numerous departments on request from requisitioning authority.
Whereas hailing the cancellation, Stalin mentioned they need to stay vigilant as BJP authorities on the Centre would attempt to undermine reservation. Stalin urged Union authorities to interrupt the “arbitrary 50% ceiling on reservation” and conduct a nationwide caste census “to guard rights of backward and oppressed”.
Earlier, Stalin urged Union authorities to withdraw the commercial of lateral entry recruitment claiming it was in opposition to social justice. Equally, DMK MP P Wilson opposed lateral entry recruitment, questioning how the notification for recruitment to such a lot of essential posts can get rid of reservations.
PMK founder S Ramadoss and MDMK founder Vaiko too had condemned Union authorities for lateral entry recruitment saying reservation was not adopted within the course of and it was in opposition to social justice.
