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Rajasthan Governor Haribhai Bagade accepts Manju Sharma’s RPSC resignation after High Court criticism in the 2021 exam leak case.
Manju Sharma resigned from RPSC days after the High Court made remarks critical of her and other RPSC members.
Rajasthan Governor Haribhai Bagade on Monday accepted the resignation of Manju Sharma, wife of poet Kumar Vishwas and a member of the Rajasthan Public Service Commission (RPSC), nearly two weeks after she resigned following critical remarks by the Rajasthan High Court in a paper leak case.
Sharma resigned from RPSC days after the High Court made remarks critical of her and other RPSC members, in connection with the 2021 sub-inspector recruitment exam leak case, the Indian Express reported.
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The High Court annulled the controversial 2021 examination due to a paper leak, citing “systemic corruption” within the RPSC, including involvement of its members and irregularities in both the written and interview phases.
In her resignation letter submitted to Governor Bagade on September 1, Sharma cited controversies related to the recruitment process as the reason for her resignation, pointing out that neither any probe was pending against her in any investigation agency nor was she considered an accused in any of the cases.
Sharma wrote that she was voluntarily submitting her resignation as she considers dignity, impartiality and transparency of the commission paramount, the report added.
“I have spent my entire working and personal life working with utmost transparency and honesty, but due to a controversy that arose in a recruitment process recently, my personal reputation and the dignity of the entire commission have been affected,” she mentioned.
In its August 28 order, the High Court said that Manju Sharma and others had compromised the integrity of the examination. “Through their active participation in, or knowledge of, the leakage of papers and prejudicing of the interview process, RPSC Members Babu Lal Katara, Ramuram Raika, Manju Sharma, Sangeeta Arya, Jaswant Rathi and Chairman Sanjay Shrotiya enabled the systemic and large-scale compromise of the examination’s integrity,” she said.
More than 120 accused, including over 50 trainee SIs, have been arrested till now. Among those implicated are former RPSC member Ramu Ram Raika, who allegedly received the leaked paper from the then-RPSC member Babulal Katara. Katara has been suspended but his dismissal case is pending with the Supreme Court.
Sharma was appointed as a member of the RPSC during former Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot’s tenure. She has a PhD and an MA in Geography. Earlier, she was an Associate Professor at the government MSJ PG college in Bharatpur.
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Shobhit Gupta is a sub-editor at News18.com and covers India and International news. He is interested in day to day political affairs in India and geopolitics. He earned his BA Journalism (Hons) degree from Ben… Read More
September 15, 2025, 23:52 IST
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