UPSC chairman nudged out owing to current controversy, says Cong

The Congress on Saturday said “multiple scandals” that have plagued the UPSC is a cause of national concern and claimed that its chairman Manoj Soni, who resigned citing personal reasons, has apparently been “nudged out” given the current controversy in which the Commission is involved.

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Soni has resigned citing personal reasons before the expiry of his tenure in May 2029, official sources said on Saturday. His resignation is “not in any way connected to controversies and allegations surrounding the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) after probationary IAS officer Puja Khedkar issue came to the fore,” they said.

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge alleged the BJPRSS is systematically indulging in an institutional takeover of India’s constitutional bodies, thereby damaging their reputation, integrity and autonomy. “It is disconcerting how the UPSC chairperson has resigned prematurely, five years before his term ends. Why was his resignation kept secret for a month? Is there any connection between the numerous scandals and the resignation?” Kharge said. “This ‘blue-eyed-gem’ of Modi ji was brought in from Gujarat and promoted to being the Chairperson of UPSC “ he said.