A political leader in Kerala took Rs 4 lakh as bribe by promising a government job through the Public Service Commission (PSC), reports Kerala based Manorama News. Surprisingly, the deal for facilitating the backdoor entry to a government post was properly recorded in a stamp paper, says the report.
Rajiv Joseph, a youth leader of a constituent party of the ruling alliance, is the one who decides how many lakhs are to be paid as bribe for each post, reveal the documents obtained by Manorama News.
The image of the stamp paper published by the news media shows Rs 4 lakh was demanded for a PSC job. An advance of Rs 3 lakh was transferred on June 15, 2019, from the Tripunithura bank account of the ‘first party’ to the Changanassery account of the ‘second party’ and the ‘second party’ acknowledges receipt of the amount, says the agreement.
Backdoor appointments are found to be common in Kerala where the ruling CPM and other parties in the alliance. These appointments are made when there are a number of candidates who are already in the rank list waiting for their turn.
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