Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on November 4 said that he is hesitant to sack the entire batch of 2013-14 Assam Public Service Commission (APSC) officers, despite the Justice Biplab Kumar Sharma Commission’s recommendations.
APSC Scam
“The first report of the Biplab Kumar Sharma Commission had recommended the dismissal of the entire batch of 2013 and 2014. The report directly mentioned 34 people. Not only the jobs of 34 people but the entire batch has to be sacked,” CM Sarma said.
CM Sarma said that he is not inclined to implement this recommendation, as he believes that not all of the candidates in the batch are involved in the scam.
“Not all candidates are bad. Candidates of that batch have obtained degrees from various places and are currently working. Now suddenly they can’t be removed from their jobs. Court judges make decisions in matters of justice. If so, there is no problem in their case. But as Chief Minister, I have to look equally at justice and humanity,” he added.
CM Sarma said that he will wait for the Guahati High Court’s decision on this matter before taking any action.
