Taking exception to the nominations to vacant posts in the Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC), the Bharatiya Janata Party has decided to petition the Governor against giving approval for them.
Addressing a joint press conference along with the BJP State president Pralhad Joshi, Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Assembly Jagadish Shettar said that the BJP was against converting the appointments to KPSC into a “political rehabilitation programme”.
Producing a Supreme Court Order dated February 15, 2013, on making political appointments to public service commissions, Mr. Shettar said that the court had quashed the appointment of Harish Rai Dhanda as chairman of the Punjab Public Service Commission and had also issued direction for setting up a search committee and following due procedure for appointments to public service commissions.
Referring to the recommendations of the P.C. Hota Committee, set up by the State government which is being mentioned to increase the number of the members of KPSC, Mr. Shettar said that the committee too had suggested setting up the search committee. Mr. Shettar said that BJP leaders would submit a written appeal to the Governor on January 2.
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