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Chandigarh: Allegations of question paper leaks in government recruitment examinations triggered sharp exchanges in the Haryana Vidhan Sabha during Question Hour on Monday, with the Opposition pressing the government for accountability and details of action taken over the past decade.
Raising the issue, INLD MLA from Dabwali, Aditya Devilal, sought comprehensive information on alleged paper leaks in examinations conducted by the Haryana Public Service Commission (HPSC) and the Haryana Staff Selection Commission (HSSC) between 2014 and 2024-25. He demanded year-wise and paper-wise details, cancellation of recruitments due to leaks or court orders, action taken against officials and accused persons, and the status of related legal cases.
Replying on behalf of the government, Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini told the House that no case of paper leakage had been conclusively proved so far. However, he referred to allegations made in connection with the written examination for 383 posts of Veterinary Surgeon (Group-B) in the Animal Husbandry and Dairying Department, held on January 15, 2023.
Saini said some candidates had approached the Punjab and Haryana High Court through CWP No. 2710 of 2023, alleging paper leakage. Acting on the High Court’s directions dated February 9, 2023, the HPSC sought an inquiry by the Director General of Police, Haryana. “The investigation is still underway,” the Chief Minister said.
He added that since the inquiry was taking time, the Commission cancelled the written examination on November 17, 2023, conducted a subject knowledge test and interviews thereafter, and forwarded its recommendations to the concerned department on June 13, 2024. “No government officer or official at the level of the Haryana Public Service Commission has, till date, been found involved in the alleged paper leak,” Saini said, adding that the investigation report was still awaited.
The Opposition, however, maintained that repeated allegations of leaks and cancellations had eroded the credibility of the recruitment process and demanded stronger preventive measures and greater transparency.
