Assam govt to move to Guv for suspension of APSC chairman
GUWAHATI : Assam cabinet has adopted a proposal to be moved to the State Governor for suspension of Assam Public Service Commission (APSC) chairman Rakesh Kumar Paul on charges of alleged corruption in the organisation.
An offical release said, the decision was taken at the cabinet meeting last night under the leadership of Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal.
As per legal provisions, only the President can remove a person from the chairman’s post of the APSC, any state PSC or the UPSC under Article 317 after making a reference to the Supreme Court for misbehaviour or any other reason as recommended by the State Cabinet for removal.
Paul was arrested on November 4 for alleged involvement in a ‘cash-for-job’ APSC recruitment racket. Meanwhile, another APSC member Samedur Rahman was arrested from Rangia near Guwahati yesterday.
