Dhumal demands re-examination of CPMT paper

Shimla, July 14 (UNI) Former Himachal Pradesh chief minister P K Dhumal and former health minister J P Nadda, today demanded the resignation of the Virbhadra Singh government on moral grounds, saying it had no moral right to continue in the office after the enquiry committee confirmed leakages in the HPCPMT test.

The committee, constituted by the court to probe irregularities in the CPMT test, said that doubts the unsuccessful candidates had regarding of irregularities in the entrance test of the paper were not unfounded, they said in a release here.

Mr Dhumal said this hours after the enquiry committee, constituted by the HP High Court to probe irregularities in the test, submitted its report to the court here today, indicating possible leakage of the paper.

Demanding a re-examination of the HPCPMT, following allegations of irregularities in the entrance test, he said HP University Vice Chancellor and Controller of Examinations (COE) should be sacked forthwith, and cases registered against them besides holding a re-examination to provide justice to the deserving candidates.

The government should have ordered a re-examination, after it became public that students who had been awarded compartment in the 10 plus two school examination, made it in the merit list of the CPMT at the expense of deserving candidates.

Accusing the state government and the University authorities of trying to suppress the issue even though the matter was highlighted by the people, opposition and the media, he said the government should have ordered a re-examination rather than hushing up the issue.

Former health minister JP Nadda, on the other hand, demanded the resignation of the state chief minister Virbhadra Singh and HP University Vice Chancellor L R Verma on moral grounds.

Mr Nadda said a re-examination would be the right step in providing an opportunity to the deserving candidates who had been edged out in the last test held on May 26.

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