The protest against the Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) was a week after multiple shifts for a single exam were scheduled. Notably, the RO-ARO preliminary exams will take place in three shifts on December 22 and 23, while the UPPCS PCS preliminary exams will be held in two shifts on 7 and 8 December.
In an affidavit to the Union Public Service Commission, Khedkar asserted that she was visually and mentally impaired to gain concessions in the selection process.
The Jyoti Maurya case came to the fore in June this year, when a video of Alok Maurya, a Class VI employee in the Panchayati Raj department in the Pratapgarh district of Uttar Pradesh came to light.
The incident led to a political furore in the State, prompting the Seva Aayog to take action against the individual who set the questions for the civil services.
The trigger was the recent statement by the group of former civil servants who accused the Yogi govt of eliminating members of the minority communities in police encounters