Amidst an ongoing political dispute on lateral entry into government positionsThe Narendra Modi-led government at the centre on Monday He lashes out at Rahul Gandhi for his statement.
Taking a swipe at Rahul Gandhi, the Leader of Opposition (Lok Sabha) and Congress leader, Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal recalled that former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was appointed as Finance Secretary in 1976 through the lateral entry route.
Claiming that Gandhi was trying to mislead people and tarnish the image of institutions like UPSC, Meghwal said Dr Manmohn Singh was also part of the lateral entry.
In an article published in X on Monday, Rahul Gandhi claimed that the government’s move to recruit civil servants through a lateral entry process was an attack on Dalits, OBCs and Adivasis. The LoP also accused the BJP of trying to snatch reservations from “Bahujans”.
“Rahul Gandhi denounces that the RSS people “They are recruited through lateral entry. We mean Dr Manmohan Singh is also an example of lateral entry. In 1976, how did you make him Finance Secretary? The Deputy Chairman of your Planning Commission was also on lateral entry. You will find hundreds of such examples… you started lateral entry,” Meghwal said, according to ANI.
Speaking to PTI, the Law Minister said that whatever appointment, recruitment or selection is to be done, it will be done by the UPSC.Where is the BJP’s problem?“Is the RSS involved in this? Baseless allegations are being made,” he added.
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The Law Minister further said that the then Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission, Montek Singh Ahluwalia, entered service through the lateral entry route.
Meanwhile, BJP ally Chirag Paswan, Lok Janshakti Party president (Ram Vilas), has expressed concern about any appointment being made in government posts without providing reservation.
“Every government appointment must have reservation provisions. There are no ifs, ands or buts in this regard,” Pawan said.
What did Shashi Tharor say about the side entry?
In a post on X, Thiruvananthapuram MP and Congress leader Shashi Tharoor said, “My stand on lateral entry is that it is an indispensable method for the government to gain expertise that it otherwise lacks, in specific areas of specialisation for which there are no qualified persons already in government service. In the short term, it remains inevitable. In the long term, what is needed is that government servants, recruited under the existing rules, including applicable reservations, are trained in the necessary specialisations that the government needs.”
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