NEW DELHI: Heavy security has been deployed outside the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) headquarters in Delhi ahead of a possible BJP protest over alleged examination paper leaks in Punjab.RAF personnel, Delhi Police personnel and barricades were seen outside the party office on Thursday morning. Traffic movement in the area, however, remained normal at the time of reporting.The protest comes amid a political row over alleged irregularities in recruitment and other examinations in Punjab.Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal on Tuesday alleged that Punjab had witnessed six major paper leaks over the past five years and accused the AAP government of failing to ensure accountability.“There have been six major paper leaks in Punjab over the past five years, and several instances of cheating in examinations have come to light. Even on July 19, there was massive cheating in the pharmacy examination. Arvind Kejriwal, who is functioning like a ‘super CM’ in Punjab, has maintained complete silence on the issue. The Punjab chief minister continues to make irresponsible statements,” Maliwal said.She also demanded the resignation of Punjab education minister Harjot Singh Bains and accused AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal of remaining silent on alleged examination irregularities in the state.The controversy follows the July 19 pharmacy officer recruitment examination, during which Punjab Police busted an alleged inter-state cheating racket.Seven alleged masterminds were arrested and 28 candidates were detained after police recovered battery-operated wireless cheating devices, including pen cameras and real-time dictation tools.Police, however, said the investigation found no evidence of a question paper leak or the involvement of any government official.Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann has rejected the opposition’s allegations, maintaining that not a single competitive examination paper had leaked during the AAP government’s four-and-a-half years in office.He said the pharmacy officer case involved an attempted cheating racket that was detected and foiled by the police.
