No single honest recruitment before 2017, says UP CM

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, Yogi Adityanath, on Saturday took a swipe at the previous Samajwadi Party government and alleged that there was “not a single honest recruitment” in the state before 2017.

CM Adityanath made the remarks during the distribution of appointment letters to candidates selected for various departmental posts by the Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) and Uttar Pradesh Subordinate Services Selection Commission (UPSSSC).

Asserting that the UP government has issued appointment letters to 9.5 lakh youth so far, the Chief Minister targeted the previous SP government. He said: “To those who created an uproar regarding the distribution of appointment letters prior to 2017, I ask them to take note—we are going to issue appointment letters to another 1 lakh youth within the next six months.”

“Before 2017, riots occurred in UP every other day, curfews lasted for months, and no one was safe; the then-government had discredited the entire recruitment process by appointing their own family members and relatives in recruitment boards and commissions,” the UP CM alleged.

He added: “Not a single recruitment drive was conducted honestly back then (due to which) the youth were forced to migrate. No one would offer opportunities to individuals from Uttar Pradesh; the situation was dire for youngsters here.” CM Adityanath further remarked that due to the “ailing mindset’ of the government at the time, UP itself became a “Bimaru (ailing)” state.

“Uttar Pradesh was not sick; it was the mindset of the governments that was sick, and their modus operandi was corrupt,” he said. Without taking any name, the Chief Minister said that before 2017, a certain individual was appointed as the Chairman of the UP Public Service Commission who was not even qualified for the role.

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