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- A Congress delegation petitioned Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K.
- Shivakumar seeking reforms in the Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC).
- The delegation urged KPSC to immediately adopt the recommendations of the P.C.
- Hota committee along with UPSC rules and procedures.
- The petition asked the government to cancel all recruitment processes conducted during the tenure of the Commission's former chairman, members and examination controller, who face corruption allegations.
- The delegation also demanded that assets allegedly earned through corruption by these officials be confiscated and that a law be enacted requiring KPSC chairman and members to file annual asset declarations with the Lokayukta.
- The reforms matter because job aspirants and the public have lost trust in KPSC following recent irregularities, and the delegation included senior leaders such as former MPs V.S.
- Ugrappa and L.
- Hanumanthaiah and former ministers P.G.R.
- Sindhia and H.M.
- Revanna.
What to watch next
- Whether the Karnataka government acts on the demand to adopt the P.C. Hota committee recommendations and UPSC rules at KPSC.
- Whether recruitment processes held under the accused former chairman, members and examination controller are cancelled.
- Whether a law mandating annual asset declarations by KPSC chairman and members to the Lokayukta is brought in.
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Named India · Karnataka Public Service Commission · Lokayukta · B.N. Chandrappa · Congress · DK Shivakumar · H.M. Revanna · Kondajji Mohan · L. Hanumantaiah · Muddahanume Gowda · P.G.R. Scindia · P.R. Ramesh · Rani Satish
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