Lucknow, Aug. 28 -- Uttar Pradesh BJP MLA Dr. Rajeshwar Singh launched a sharp attack on the Samajwadi Party's opposition to lateral entry, saying its sudden concern for "merit" and "process" rings hollow.
He said the SP's standards appear to change with political convenience-when appointments suit its network, questions over merit disappear, but when domain expertise is brought into governance, it is portrayed as an attack on democracy.
Dr. Singh said in a statement on Friday that the people of Uttar Pradesh have not forgotten the SP government's appointment of Anil Yadav as UPPSC Chairman, despite reports of 17 criminal cases against him, including dacoity. Allegations of bias in PCS interviews during his tenure eventually reached the S...