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Ex CM Gehlot terms RSSSB irregularities a chronic evil, asks BJP to stop targetting Congress

Jaipur, Jan 22 (UNI) The row over "corruption and irregularities" in the Rajasthan State Staff Selection Board (RSSSB) refused to die down with ex-Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot terming it a chronic evil spanning three regimes - two of the BJP and one of the Congress.
The Congress leader demanded the government should hold a thorough probe in all exams conducted by RSSSB since 2018 until 2025, and all the guilty should be punished irrespective of the support or allegiance from any party, the BJP or Congress.
He expressed serious concern at revelations made by the Rajasthan Special Operations Group in three recruitment examinations conducted by RSSSB in 2018- 2019 with the arrest of five accused on Tuesday.
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