NEW DELHI: Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Wednesday took a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his remarks that changes brought about by his government in the recruitment system have ended nepotism, and alleged that the appointment of RSS and RSS-minded vice-chancellors in universities and suchlike ad-hoc teachers are "shining examples of nepotism".
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday asserted that changes brought by his government in the recruitment system have ended the possibility of corruption and nepotism as he gave away appointment letters to over 71,000 people at a 'Rozgar Mela'.
In a tweet, Sibal said, "PM: Changes in recruitment process ended corruption, nepotism. Congratulations. But appointment of RSS and RSS-minded VCs in Universities and appointment of suchlike ad-hoc teachers are shining examples of nepotism. What say you PM ji!"
Addressing a 'Rozgar Mela', Modi said, "Rozgar Melas by the governments at the Centre and BJP-ruled states show their commitment towards the youth. He said that it has prioritised the recruitment process in the last nine years by making it faster, transparent and unbiased.
"The possibility of corruption and nepotism in recruitment for government jobs has now ended," Modi had said.
Earlier, Sibal had also taunted the BJP, albeit indirectly, over the hammering outcomes of Karnataka polls against the BJP.
“Lesson from Karnataka outcome: You can’t: sell the same product repeat the same lies spew venom vilify the past align with a corrupt government and call others corrupt, play the communal card. All the time!”
On the day of the results of the Karnataka polls, Sibal also tweeted that the PM had lost and the people of Karnataka won.