Kumaraswamy's KPSC exam freeze demand puts Karnataka recruitment system under scrutiny

Bengaluru, Nov 9 (UNI) union Minister HD Kumaraswamy's demand for an immediate halt to Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC) recruitment examinations until the Commission is reformed has brought the state's recruitment machinery under fresh scrutiny, with three investigating agencies probing alleged examination and appointment irregularities. The JD(S) leader's intervention comes at a critical juncture, with the KPSC preparing to conduct the November 15 Gazetted Probationers Examination to fill 319 Group A and Group B posts, even as the Enforcement Directorate (ED), Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and a Special Investigation Team (SIT) are investigating alleged irregularities spanning the last three to…