CHENNAI: Chief minister M Okay 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 Stalin stated on X, “The Union authorities has withdrawn the lateral entry recruitment after robust opposition from #INDIA bloc.”
Opposition events got here down onerous 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 ideas of social justice.
Union minister of state for science and know-how and minister of state for PMO Jitendra Singh wrote a letter to UPSC chairman Preeti Sudan on Tuesday, stating lateral entry recruitment needs to be “aligned with ideas of fairness and social justice enshrined in our structure notably regarding the provisions of reservation”.
He stated, “It is necessary that the constitutional mandate in 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 corresponding to joint secretary, director and deputy secretary for numerous departments on request from requisitioning authority.
Whereas hailing the cancellation, Stalin stated 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.
