Shiv Sena MP protests over RRB exam

Mumbai: Shiv Sena MP and Sthaniya Lokadhikar Samiti Mahasangh general secretary Anil Desai Friday protested before the Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) office at Mumbai Central over the employment opportunities in Railways being denied to the sons of the soil.

Mr Desai said that atrocious treatment was meted out to more than 200 candidates who had come to appear for the ‘D’ group RRB examination held at Narhe in Pune. The Sena also demanded that RRB officials should be prosecuted under the Indian Penal Code.

A delegation led by Mr Desai met  the RRB chairman over the issue. After the meeting, the Sena MP said that the candidates had gone to the exam centre with their hall tickets and other valid documents as far as their identity was concerned. However, the RRB officials did not allow them to take the exam. “They (RRB officials) have deprived more than 200 candidates of job opportunities, despite showing valid documents to them. The issue was brought to the notice of RRB chairman Gopal Chandra. We have also given him a memorandum,” he added.

According to the memorandum, the Sena has demanded two-fold action from the RRB. The Sena MP said, “One is against those officials who behaved inhumanely with candidates who had come in search of employment. They be taken out of their jobs. Not only as far as their services are concerned, but besides that, an FIR should be lodged against them.”