In 2018, the Prime Minister's Office repeatedly instructed UPSC to reserve at least 50 posts for lateral entry - Tinu
Punjab Newsline, Chandigarh, August 22-
The AAP has once again attacked the BJP over the UPSC lateral entry appointments. AAP leader Pawan Kumar Tinu accused the BJP of being anti-Dalit and plotting to eliminate SC-ST reservations.
Addressing the media at the party headquarters in Chandigarh on Thursday, Tinu stated that during the 2018 lateral entry appointments, the UPSC was directed by the Prime Minister's Office. He also presented a report from an English newspaper indicating that at least 50 posts should be reserved for lateral entry.
Tinu said that the purpose of lateral entry was to end reservations in higher posts, so the BJP government made appointments one by one to avoid following the constitutional rules of reservation, which would have been required if 50-60 appointments had been made together. He claimed that UPSC was given only two to three days for these appointments to avoid public scrutiny and controversy.
This time, their plan was exposed because they advertised for 45 appointments at once. This decision was withdrawn only due to the upcoming assembly elections in four states.