YC urges Kerala Governor not to approve State govt. nominee as PSC member

Youth Congress State president O. J. Janeesh has demanded that Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar refrain from approving the State Cabinet’s proposal to name I. Shihabuddeen arsenic a subordinate of the Kerala Public Service Commission (PSC), citing superior corruption allegations against him.

Addressing the media connected Wednesday, Mr. Janeesh alleged that Mr. Shihabuddeen is facing accusations of accepting bribes from vessel owners successful transportation with granting permits. He claimed that the affected vessel owners had straight lodged complaints with Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan against Mr. Shihabuddeen, stating that they were deceived successful the process.

“Appointing a idiosyncratic who is accused of taking bribes and acting without immoderate motivation integrity arsenic a PSC subordinate is simply a situation to a law institution,” Mr. Janeesh said, adding that the government’s determination to urge his sanction contempt being alert of these allegations is highly questionable, particularly successful the last signifier of its tenure.

The Youth Congress has urged the Governor not to motion connected the appointment, arguing that specified a determination would undermine the credibility of the PSC.

Mr. Janeesh besides criticised the government’s determination to rise the precocious property bounds for PSC examinations to 40, calling it misleading and unfair to existing occupation aspirants. He pointed retired that portion the property bounds has been increased, appointments from existent fertile lists are not being carried retired nor are expiring fertile lists being extended.

According to him, the revised property bounds benefits lone aboriginal applicants who volition constitute upcoming examinations, offering nary alleviation to candidates already included successful existing fertile lists. He further alleged that the determination is simply a governmental effort to appease younker up of elections and to warrant a aboriginal summation successful the status property nether the screen of the revised property criteria.