Invoking the provisions of Article 317 is for the removal and suspension of the members of the Arunachal Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC), in a bid to overhaul the apex recruiting agency of the state government.\u00a0 This is in a bid to “retain and restore the sanctity of the Arunachal Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC)” after a recent paper leak episode.<\/p>\n
Soon after the Cabinet meeting, Chief Minister Pema Khandu dashed to the Raj Bhavan and handed over the Cabinet\u2019s recommendation to Governor Brig (Retd) Dr BD Mishra, official sources said. This \u2018development\u2019 came in the wake of a recent paper leak episode involving the APPSC that came into the limelight last month and also at a time when the officials of the premier investigation agency, CBI, were camping in Itanagar.<\/p>\n
Taking to the micro-blogging site Twitter, Chief Minister Khandu wrote: \u201cHanded over the recommendation of Cabinet to Hon Governor Brig(Dr) BD Mishra Ji (Retd) to invoke provisions of Article 317 to remove Members of APPSC. We\u2019re determined to take the process of cleansing of APPSC to its logical conclusion in larger interests of our youths and state.\u201d The Chief Minister said that the government, from day one, has made its intentions very clear for overhauling the State Public Service Commission.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are firm to retain and restore the sanctity of the Arunachal Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC). The cabinet has today recommended initiating the provisions of Article 317 for the removal and suspension of four members of APPSC. The State Govt, from day one, has made its intentions very clear for overhauling the entire APPSC,\u201d Khandu tweeted. The Chief Minister said, following the state government\u2019s recommendation, the CBI has already reached Itanagar and has registered an FIR. It is now in the process of taking up the case soon for investigation.<\/p>\n
It may be mentioned that bowing to the mounting pressure from different quarters, the APPSC Chairman Nipo Nabam on October 14 tendered his resignation \u201con moral ground\u201d and submitted his papers to the Governor. Nabam quit the top post days after the State Government suspended two senior officers of the APPSC including its Secretary Jayanta Kumar Ray and Joint Secretary cum Controller of Examination Suraj Gurung in connection with the AE (Civil) examination paper leak fiasco.<\/p>\n
The said recruitment examination (mains) was conducted by the APPSC on August 27 and 28 last for filling up of 33 Assistant Engineer (Civil) posts. The case is currently being investigated by the Special Investigation Cell of Arunachal Pradesh Police. So far, 10 persons including the APPSC Deputy Secretary cum Deputy Controller of Examinations Taket Jerang have been arrested. The police investigation began after an aggrieved candidate filed a police complaint on August 29, alleging that the AE (Civil) exam paper had been leaked.<\/p>\n
Article\u00a0317\u00a0<\/a>deals with the removal and suspension of a member of a Public Service Commission.<\/p>\n Arunachal Pradesh called\u00a0 ‘Land of Dawn-Lit Mountains’ is a state in Northeastern India formed from the erstwhile North-East Frontier Agency (NEFA) region, and became a state on 20 February 1987. It borders the states of Assam and Nagaland to the south. It shares international borders with Bhutan in the west, Myanmar in the east, and a disputed border with China in the north at the McMahon Line. Itanagar is the state capital of Arunachal Pradesh. Arunachal Pradesh<\/a> is the largest of the Seven Sister States of Northeast India by area. Arunachal Pradesh shares a 1,129 km border with China’s Tibet Autonomous Region.<\/p>\nArunachal Pradesh<\/h3>\n