TET Exam Maharashtra 2021: Handle over the exam scam case to CBI, says Fadnavis

NEW DELHI: Following reports of alleged corruption in the Maharashtra Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) exams, Devendra Fadnavis, leader of opposition in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly has asked for a CBI inquiry.

“After Tukaram Supe, chief of Maharashtra State Council of Examination (MSCE) was found with Rs 88 lakh in the TET exam scam case, an additional Rs 2 crore and gold were found today,” Fadnavis said in his Twitter post.

टीईटी परीक्षा घोटाळा प्रकरणी तुकाराम सुपेकडे 88 लाख रुपये सापडल्यानंतर आज आणखी 2 कोटी रुपये रोख आणि सोने सापडले.
म्हाडाच्या परीक्षेत गैरप्रकार करणार्‍या जीए सॉफ्टवेअर टेक्नॉलॉजीला अभय याच तुकाराम सुपेंनी दिले. काळ्या यादीतील या कंपनीला त्यांनीच 3 महिन्यात बाहेर काढले.#ExamScam

— Devendra Fadnavis (@Dev_Fadnavis) December 20, 2021

According to a Times of India report, Pune police had arrested Supe regarding the TET 2020 paper leak case.

Fadnavis accused Supe of giving the exam to GA software technology, which was allegedly involved in the controversy in the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) exam scam.

आता या जीए सॉफ्टवेअरचे संचालक डॉ. प्रीतिश देशमुखकडे पोलिस भरतीची ओळखपत्र सापडली आहेत.
म्हणजे आरोग्य भरती, म्हाडा, टीईटी, पोलिस भरती हे सर्व घोटाळे एकाच माळेचे मणी दिसताहेत.
या सर्व घोटाळ्यातील गुंतागुंत पाहता सीबीआय चौकशी व्हायलाच हवी ❗️#ExamScam #Maharashtra #MVA

— Devendra Fadnavis (@Dev_Fadnavis) December 20, 2021

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He further alleged that police recruitment cards have also been found in the possession of Pritish Deshmukh, an accused in the MHADA exam scam. This connects the scams in the health recruitment exam, MHADA, TET, police recruitment. Given the complexities of all these scams, Fadnavis suggests a CBI inquiry

सीबीआय चौकशी झाली तरच या घोटाळ्यांमधील मंत्रालयातील धागेदोरे उघड होतील, अन्यथा वसुलीचे हे आणखी एक प्रकरण कधी उजेडात येणारच नाही. माझी मुख्यमंत्र्यांना विनंती आहे की,लाखो विद्यार्थ्यांना वेठीस धरणार्‍या खर्‍या गुन्हेगारांचा शोध घ्यायचा असेल तर हे प्रकरण सीबीआयला सोपवा ❗️#ExamScam

— Devendra Fadnavis (@Dev_Fadnavis) December 20, 2021

“I urge the Chief Minister to hand over the case to the CBI if the real culprits who have wronged millions of students have to be caught and punished”, said Fadnavis‍

Varsha Eknath Gaikwad, the school education minister had promised legal action against anyone found guilty. She had discussed the legal measures to be followed regarding the alleged corruption in the TET examination and said that a committee has been formed under Vandana Krishnaji, Additional Chief Secretary of the School Education Department. This committee now has the responsibility for investigating and submitting a report.