Shillong, Nov 06: The Khasi Student’s Union (KSU) has written to the education minister Mr. Lahkmen Rymbui demand for clarification and stringent action on the first information report filed by the official of the department to anonymous cellular numbers.
The letter sent by the KSU to the Education Minister stated that the Khasi Students’ Union express our utmost feeling of dejection concerning the issues in regards to the Meghalaya Teachers Eligibility Test examination recently held and conducted successfully by the concern department of the State government .
Recently it has come to the notice of the Union that numerous candidates who had appeared for the above-mentioned examination, received telephone call from anonymous Cellular numbers claiming to be employee of the Directorate of Educational Research and Training (DERT), Meghalaya, demanding from them capital or kinds of equivalent monetary value for clearing the examination.
As a union working for the well-being of the Khasi community in all spheres of live, we are completely taken aback of the fact as to how third parties acquired personal information of the candidates which is maintained and access solely by the concern authority of the State Education department.
Therefore as cited in the above-mentioned the Union through this missive seeks clarification and demands for swift action to be taken on the matter for smooth declaration of the above mentioned examination results in coming days and also to ensure that the Right to Privacy of the candidates is not compromised and furthermore stringent action to be taken against culprits find being involved.
