An inquiry commission will be
set up to investigate into the alleged irregularities in Arunachal Pradesh Staff Selection Board examination, Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Sunday said.
In a meeting with a group of people fighting for justice and restructuring of the board, Khandu said the commission will look into whether the standard operating procedure was followed for conducting the recruitment examination for the posts of lower divisional clerk (LDC) and junior secretariat assistant (JSA).
"If any lapse is found, the officers, responsible for alleged non-compliance of procedures, will be liable for action," Khandu said.
The chief minister said the commission will have terms of reference for conducting the inquiry and will be asked to submit its report within a stipulated time frame.
In addition to the ongoing investigation by the SIC team of the state police, the commission will be probing into the alleged scam, an official said.
The Special Investigation Cell has claimed to have cracked the modus operandi of the accused and so far arrested five persons including APSSB undersecretary Kapter Ringu and two data-entry operators of the board.
They were arrested after a suspicious optical mark recognition (OMR) sheet of a candidate was widely circulated on social media for which the board came under public criticism.
Several candidates, who appeared in the examination, had alleged that Senia Bagang, the examinee whose OMR sheet went viral, had submitted the blank answer sheet, though he was shortlisted for the skill test.
Khandu said reports are being sought on a daily-basis on the findings of the SIC team.
Since the matter is serious, all political parties unanimously had sought stringent punishment against the culprits in a recent all-party meeting, he said.
The chief minister said that the government's intention is to clean the system, otherwise, there is no point in occupying the chair.
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