Bengaluru: Expressing
outrage over the leak of the first division assistant examination question
paper, for which 14 persons have been arrested, Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa
on Sunday warned any official of the Karnataka Public Service Commission found
guilty would be sacked.
"I am not only ready to suspend the officials involved in the leak of question papers, but also dismiss them from service if found guilty," Yediyurappa told reporters here.
The KPSC on Saturday cancelled the twin exams, which were to be held on Sunday across the state for 1,114 FDA posts. "Stringent action will be taken against the guilty involved in the case, as leaking questions papers is an unpardonable act and a crime," the Chief Minister said.
According to KPSC Secretary G. Satyavathi, a whopping 3,74,000 candidates applied for the posts and 2,82,000 downloaded their hall ticket to appear for the exams in two sessions — general knowledge in the morning and language proficiency in the afternoon.(IANS)