– UPSC has cancelled the proposal for lateral entry appointments for 45 senior positions
– Central Minister Jitendra Singh requested the cancellation following PM Modi’s instructions
– Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi criticized the proposal for not including reservations for SC/ST and OBC categories
– Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal pointed out previous instances of lateral entry appointments by Congress leaders
– Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge criticized the decision, stating it goes against social justice
– Minister Chirag Paswan raised concerns about the lack of reservations in lateral entry appointments
– The controversy surrounding lateral entry appointments has sparked a debate on the inclusion of SC/ST and OBC communities in such appointments