CM rules out need of CBI probe in REET paper leak

Jaipur: Apparently ruling out the possibility of a CBI inquiry in the Rajasthan Eligibility Examination for Teachers (REET) paper leak case, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Sunday said BJP leaders should give suggestions to the state government to improve the system instead of “playing with the future of the youths”.

The Chief Minister said the state government took prompt action and handed over the investigation to the SOG, which has conducted a thorough probe.

After paying tributes to Mahatma Gandhi at the secretariat here on Shaheed Diwas, the chief minister said that today such people are in the BJP “who have no understanding of politics and give statements without thinking”.

“They should do some brainstorming before speaking. Because of them, lakhs of students are getting demoralised.

After inflation, unemployment is a major issue. The state government has taken steps toimprove the system,” he said, and further added, every mistake demands a cost.

Those who have erred, will have to pay the price. We will enact a law in this regard too in the assembly to stop cheating.

But the opposition should give good suggestions instead of raising baseless demands like CBI investigation. It will take merely one minute to cancel the examination, but we have to take into consideration its effect also as one lakh recruitments are pending and if REET is cancelled, then the recruitments will be affected.”

Gehlot said the chairman of the Rajasthan Board of Secondary Education, Ajmer, D P Jaroli was sacked and secretary and other officials were suspended in connection with the paper leak, and action will be taken against all those whose names come during the course of investigation.

Jaroli was sacked and the board secretary Arvind Kumar and two others were suspended by the state government on Saturday in connection with the paper leak of REET-2021 which took place in September last year. The board had conducted the exam to recruit teachers.