One more recruitment scam alleged in Gujarat

Gandhinagar: Recruitment exams activist Yuvraj Sinh has alleged yet another scam in the recruitment of the energy department.

He alleged malpractice in various recruitments of the energy department in year 2021. The persons associated with NSCIT company, based in Maharashtra are involved in the scam, he alleged and added that Rs 21 lakh were paid for one exam paper. The amount of Rs 1 lakh was paid in advance and remaining payment was made after the selection, he claimed. He alleged that the epicenters of the scam are Aravalli, Banaskantha, Mehsana and Sabarkantha districts and a person named Ajay Patel running tuition classes in Bayad is responsible for the scam.

He further alleged that malpractice has been prevailing in the recruitment of the energy department for last 3 years. The similar marks were given in a single sequence and 18 persons from the same village with same surname were recruited, he added. The recruitment exams for PGVCL, DGVCL and UGVCL are conducted online, in which the answers are given from the control room by hacking the computers, he said. He claims that he has audio and video recording as authentic evidence.

Yuvraj Singh said Dhaval Patel, Kushang Patel, Hitesh Patel, Rajnish Patel, Priyam Patel, Anchal Patel, Rahul Patel, Pradip Patel, Babu Patel, Jigisha Patel and Dhruv Patel benefited from this scam and joined government jobs.

The State government meanwhile has stated that the allegations will be probed in completely transparant manner and if found true, the government will not spare anyone. Spokesperson minister of Gujarat government, Jitubhai Vaghani said the Chief Minister has ordered to initiate probe quickly. He said the exam for recruitment on 352 vacant posts of junior civil and electrical engineers has started across 22 centres with participation of approximately 35,000 students under CCTV and video surveillance. The exam is online and selection will be on the basis of merit. The exam is going to continue till January 7.

Meanwhile, late in the evening, State government’s Energy department has given rebuttal over the allegations and related reports of recruitment scam. The statement is attached below:

In another development, Avdhesh Patel, a BJP Yuva Morcha district general secretary has approached police over defamation and mental torture arising from Yuvrajsinh’s “false and baseless” allegations against him.