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Economic Times
a day ago
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- Economic Times
Assam Public Service Commission cancels controversial question on Manipur crisis amid Meitei concerns
A Meitei organization in Manipur reported that the Assam Public Service Commission (APSC) has cancelled a question about the Manipur crisis from a recent exam after the organization claimed it maligned their community. The APSC stated that the question papers were set by external educators and couldn't be pre-screened. The organization has expressed its appreciation for the APSC's action. Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads A Meitei organisation from Manipur has claimed that the Assam Public Service Commission (APSC) has cancelled a question on the Manipur crisis from a recently held organization has moved APSC claiming that question maligned the organization stated that APSC Chairman Debaraj Upadhaya said question papers were set by teachers at various colleges and universities and the Commission cannot check them beforehand as they were 'locked' by moderators. Meitei Heritage Society stated , "We received communication from the Assam Public Service Commission through e-mail informing us that the Commission has decided to cancel the question. "The question was included in the Agricultural Development Officer Examination held on August society stated, "We appreciate the action and hope no such instance is repeated that hurt sentiments of any community. "At least 260 people were killed in ethnic violence between the Meitei and Kuki communities and thousands rendered homeless since May 2023.
Time of India
a day ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Assam Public Service Commission cancels controversial question on Manipur crisis amid Meitei concerns
A Meitei organisation from Manipur has claimed that the Assam Public Service Commission (APSC) has cancelled a question on the Manipur crisis from a recently held examination. The organization has moved APSC claiming that question maligned the community. The organization stated that APSC Chairman Debaraj Upadhaya said question papers were set by teachers at various colleges and universities and the Commission cannot check them beforehand as they were 'locked' by moderators. Meitei Heritage Society stated , "We received communication from the Assam Public Service Commission through e-mail informing us that the Commission has decided to cancel the question. " The question was included in the Agricultural Development Officer Examination held on August 10. Live Events The society stated, "We appreciate the action and hope no such instance is repeated that hurt sentiments of any community. " At least 260 people were killed in ethnic violence between the Meitei and Kuki communities and thousands rendered homeless since May 2023.
Hindustan Times
a day ago
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
Assam PSC cancels question on Manipur crisis following objections from Meitei group
Imphal, A Meitei organisation on Tuesday said that the Assam Public Service Commission has cancelled a question on the Manipur crisis from a recently held examination, which allegedly maligned the community. Assam PSC cancels question on Manipur crisis following objections from Meitei group Noting that no politics was involved in the matter, SC Chairman Debaraj Upadhaya said question papers were set by teachers of various colleges and universities and the Commission cannot check them beforehand as they were 'locked' by moderators. "We received communication from the Assam Public Service Commission through e-mail informing us that the Commission has decided to cancel the question," Meitei Heritage Society functionary K Deben told PTI. The MHS on Monday requested the SC to issue a clarification regarding one of the multiple-choice questions, which was related to the Manipur crisis and was included in the Agricultural Development Officer Examination held on August 10. The Meitei group claimed that the question and the subsequent answers did not reflect the role played by Kuki-Chin militants and Kuki-Zo civil society organisations in the ongoing Manipur crisis. The MHS said the question on the Manipur crisis maligned the Meitei community and urged the Commission to "declare the question null and void, ensuring it is not used for evaluation purposes." "We appreciate the SC's action and hope no such instance is repeated that hurt sentiments of any community," Deben said. At least 260 people were killed in ethnic violence between the Meitei and Kuki communities and thousands rendered homeless since May 2023. The SC chairman told PTI: "We do not have any mala fide intention. We don't have a view on any community because we are a neutral body. There is no politics involved. I cannot comment on the particular question as I have not seen it,' he said. This article was generated from an automated news agency feed without modifications to text.
Hindustan Times
2 days ago
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
Meitei organisation seeks clarification from APSC over Manipur crisis question
Imphal/Guwahati, Manipur-based Meitei Heritage Society has requested the Assam Public Service Commission to issue a clarification regarding a question related to the Manipur crisis that was allegedly included in the recently held Agricultural Development Officer Examination. Meitei organisation seeks clarification from APSC over Manipur crisis question In a statement on Monday, MHS said a "mischievous question on the Manipur crisis to malign the Meitei community" was asked during the August 10 examination conducted by the SC. Expressing concern, the MHS also urged the SC to "declare the question null and void, ensuring it is not used for evaluation purposes." "Such a one-sided portrayal is unbecoming of a public service commission, whose mandate is to recruit public servants committed to fairness, impartiality, and service to the nation without prejudice", it said. MHS asserted that the question and the "subsequent answers" did not reflect the role played by Kuki-Chin militants and Kuki-Zo civil society organisations in the ongoing Manipur crisis. "We submitted a strong representation highlighting our serious concern for selectively targeting one community while ignoring publicly available data on the role of Chin Kuki militants and their CSOs", it added. "We have been told that our representation is under evaluation by the examination committee," it said. Asserting it has "full faith in the wisdom of the committee and hope that the commission will clarify on this issue", MHS said it has requested the SC to "issue a clarification acknowledging the biased nature of the question and declare the question null and void, ensuring it is not used for evaluation purposes." When contacted, Assam Public Service Commission chairman Debaraj Upadhaya told PTI, "We don't set the question papers as it is given to different setters. Then it is sent to moderators. Question setters and moderators are not our people, but all from different universities and reputed colleges. We cannot see the questions as these are locked by the moderators." He added, "We do not have any mala fide intention, everything is bona fide. We don't have any view on any community because we are a neutral body. There is no politics involved in it. I cannot comment on the particular question as I have not seen it. The principal controller of examination will be able to talk about it." This article was generated from an automated news agency feed without modifications to text.
