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Post by Seva Lamberdar Fri Aug 01, 2014 9:16 am

NEW DELHI: The UPSC exam row generated heat in both houses of Parliament with a member tearing a paper and throwing it towards the Speaker in Lok Sabha and almost the entire opposition staging a walkout in the Upper House as government refused to set a time-line for resolving the issue.

Minister of state for parliamentary affairs Prakash Javadekar also came under sharp attack in Rajya Sabha from the opposition which demanded an apology from him after he allegedly "instigated" members of the treasury benches to protest when the issue was raised.

Opposition members created uproar over the issue in both houses leading to adjournment of Rajya Sabha thrice before lunch.
 
Home minister Rajnath Singh said government has taken the ongoing agitation by UPSC aspirants on the issue very seriously and is studying all aspects.

"Government has taken the issue very seriously and is considering every aspect. The report has been given by the committee on the issue only a day ago. The report is being studied. Government wants this to be resolved as soon as possible," Singh told the Rajya Sabha.

This, however, did not satisfy the agitating members who sought a clear time-frame to be set to resolve the issue and staged a walkout.

In the Lok Sabha, an agitated RJD member Rajesh Ranjan stormed the Well waving a newspaper while seeking a statement on the UPSC exam row and later tore the newspaper and threw it in the well, with some landing on the Speaker's table.

Later, during his Zero Hour mention, Speaker Sumitra Mahajan chided at him saying his behaviour in the house was not proper, forcing him to apologise, not once but twice.
 
In the Rajya Sabha when members pointed out that the seven-day time-frame set by the government to come out with a statement on the issue in the house had expired, minister of state for Personnel Jitender Singh said, "government has received the report today. It is a sensitive issue. There are different views on it. Give me time to study it."

Admitting that the time sought by the government has expired, the minister pointed out that there were holidays in between and government got only 4-5 days to look into it.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/UPSC-exam-row-creates-turmoil-in-Parliament/articleshow/39414057.cms

>>> This is the best example of bad journalism and writing. You read the entire article and find no info. / explanation about the real issue  (UPSC exam row?).
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Post by indophile Fri Aug 01, 2014 9:44 am

I read the second link (that starts with "300 students .......") and it seems to say something about the row. I am amused bu the following excerpt.

The IAS aspirants have been protesting against the format of the Civil Services Aptitude Test (CSAT) which makes knowledge of Class X level English compulsory. "In paper II, under English Language Comprehension Skills, the questions asked aren't translated in Hindi. The translation of the other section questions is so bad that our answers go wrong because of that reason and, with negative marking, the loss is so much more," said Ayub Khan, a PhD in history who is from Sasaram in Bihar.


They are angry that the questions on English comprehension skills aren't translated into Hindi! 

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Post by Seva Lamberdar Fri Aug 01, 2014 1:35 pm

Thanks for posting the explanation Indo. Really a nutty issue.
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Post by Kayalvizhi Fri Aug 01, 2014 8:54 pm

Many staff selection commision, defense departmentr and railway exams are conducted in English and Hindi only. TN leaders had repeatedly asked for all languages.

Now these Hindians who want to be IAS officers are agitating because there is one single exam on English comprehension? And PMs office is asking UPSC to postpone exams?

Where is justice?

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