Ranchi: Candidates who bagged govt jobs after clearing Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission – Combined Graduate Level (JSSC-CGL) examinations on Saturday expressed concerns that allegations over exam irregularities and the demands for a CBI probe could hinder the ongoing investigation being conducted by CID and adversely affect their careers.Addressing a press conference at Ranchi Press Club, several successful candidates demanded a fair probe into the alleged irregularities but said probe agencies must not succumb to the ongoing agitations over the issue.JSSC-CGL examinations were held in Sept 2024. Successful candidates had recieved their appointment letters from chief minister Hemant Soren in Dec last year.Chandaro Hairbro, one such successful candidate, said he quit his job at ITBP after clearing the examinations. “We want a fair probe, and punishment for the guilty. But the govt’s investigating agency should not come under pressure from the ongoing agitations and protests on the issue,” Hairbro said.State govt had cancelled the JSSC-CGL examination on Aug 18 following a 25-day long protest by students in Ranchi alleging irregularities in the exam process. Agitators also sought a CBI probe into the irregularities. The BJP backed their demand and launched statewide protests from Sept 8.The candidates, however, secured a stay on the govt order from Jharkhand high court. CID, which is probing the alleged irregularities, has arrested 24 persons, including officials from JSSC and the Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC).Anil Rajak, a differently-abled candidate who had collected his appointment letter from CM Hemant Soren, said, “Genuine candidates are not afraid of inquiry, but it should be impartial. Many candidates toiled under adverse circumstances to reach this place, and they should not be called guilty.”M Khesh, selected as section officer, demanded that if the allegations were being given credence, then the hard work by the genuine candidates should also be accepted. She added that whenever she and her other colleagues mentioned their labour during examination preparations they were being trolled. “The police administration should act against the miscreants,” Khesh said.
