Lucknow, Aug 1 (UNI) Cricketer Rinku Singh’s educational qualification is coming in the way of his appointment to the BSA post under Basic Education Department in Uttar Pradesh.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) too has removed Rinku Singh from the list of its brand ambassadors for his engagement with a Samajwadi Party MP.
According to government sources former Chief Secretary Manoj Kumar Singh had offered jobs to 11 players in various departments in which Rinku Singh was given the opportunity to join the post of Basic Education Officer.
But the biggest obstacle in Rinku Singh’s job is his educational qualification. Departmental officials say that Rinku Singh’s file was put up before the Chief Minister but it was stopped due to lack of educational qualification.
Basic Education Director Pratap Singh Baghel said a letter was sent to Rinku Singh to submit documents of his educational qualification. After that the entire file was sent to the Chief Minister for recommendation. But the file has been stopped due to lack of educational qualification.
He said the process of his job has been postponed for the time being. .
According to the rules of Uttar Pradesh Basic Education Department it is mandatory for the candidate to be a post graduate for appointment to the post of BSA. Rinku Singh was offered a job on this post under sports quota. But Rinku Singh has only passed class VIII. Even if he get appointed to this post, he would have to obtain a post graduate degree within 7 years. But his current educational qualification cannot be upgraded within the time limit set by the government. This is the reason why his appointment has been stopped for the time being.
Meanwhile, the ECI has removed Rinku Singh from his brand ambassador position for voter awareness campaigns.
The decision was made because Rinku Singh got engaged to Priya Saroj, a Samajwadi Party MP from Machhlishahr, Jaunpur.
The Election Commission said this engagement could be perceived as political bias and his association is now considered linked to a political party.
Consequently the Election Commission has ordered the removal of Rinku Singh’s photos and name from all promotional materials like posters, banners, videos, and digital advertisements.
