New Delhi: In yet another low in Parliament Rashtriya Janata Dal MP Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav threw paper confetti at Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan on Friday when she refused to entertain his request for raising the controversy over Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) Civil Services Aptitude Test (CSAT) paper.
Pappu Yadav, who represents Bihar's Madhepura constituency, was demanding a reply from Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on the UPSC controversy. The Speaker had refused to entertain the request following which he started throwing confetti.
However, the MP said that he did not tear and throw any piece of paper at the Speaker but was just demanding quick action on the issue. "I threw papers at the ground to draw attention to the issue and demanded answers from the Home Minister," he said.
Meanwhile, the Centre will need three-four days to study the Arvind Verma report on Union Public Service Commission Civil Services Preliminary Examination and reach a conclusion soon. Government sources say that the final decision on the controversy surrounding UPSC Civil Services Aptitude Test (CSAT) will be taken by next week.
MoS, Personnel, Jitendra Singh made a statement in Parliament after JD(U) MP Sharad Yadav raised the issue in Rajya Sabha. "We have received the report, we will study it, it's a sensitive matter, we will take into consideration all members' feelings and we will submit the report," Singh told the House.
Sharad Yadav cornered the Centre, saying, "The government had sought 7 days. Entire country is waiting to know the solution proposed by government. There is discontent. Why is he adding to it?"
The Upper House witnessed repeated adjournments during the Question Hour over the UPSC row.
Samajwadi Party leader Ram Gopal Yadav opposed the new format of Civil Services Aptitude Test (CSAT). "We oppose CSAT. We want the exams to be conducted in the way it was earlier," he said.
On Thursday, the Arvind Verma committee, which was setup to study if changes are required in the Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination pattern, submitted its report to the government.
Civil services aspirants have been protesting against the CSAT and allege that the paper is biased against students from rural, Hindi and regional language and humanities background.
Several MPs, too, have raise the matter in Parliament and the Narendra Modi government has assured the House that a solution would be found soon.
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