Vijayan denies any ‘backdoor’ appointments during his rule

Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 10 : With a series of protests launched by various youth wings of opposition parties after reports of numerous “backdoor” appointments being made by Kerala’s LDF government, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday said that they have not done any wrong and the opposition is misleading the youths on this issue.
His statement came at a time when angry youths attached to the youth wing of the Congress and the BJP clashed with the police during their protest in front of the state Secretariat here on Wednesday. On a few occasions, the police was seen battling it out with some who managed to sneak into the compound.
Interacting with the media, Vijayan said that his appeal to the youths is not to be misled by vested interests who are out to create unrest over a non-issue.
“We, the Left government, have done no wrong and we have always followed the rules, unlike the previous Congress-led UDF government, who have violated every norm when appointments were done. My appeal to them is we are only doing according to law and with humanitarian considerations,” he said.
Over the past one week, youths have been demanding speedy appointments to the list published by the Public Service Commission (PSC) and also reports of numerous backdoor appointments being done in a jiffy ahead of the upcoming Assembly polls.
“I will explain… according to the PSC rules, when they come out with a rank list, they bring out a list which will have five times the actual number of vacancies. This means that if there are 20 vacancies, they come out with a list of 100 and hence there will be more number of people who will lose out than who get the jobs,” said Vijayan.