DW BUREAU / Chandigarh Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) today demanded immediate scrapping of recruitment results for 4161 Master cadre teachers asserting that the party had been approached by a large number of candidates who had singled out flaws in answer keys of Punjabi and Mathematics papers. Asserting that another recruitment scam was in the offing, SAD leader and MLA Dr. Sukhwinder Kumar Sukhi said a large number of candidates who had attempted the paper for recruitment of 4161 Master cadre teachers of Punjabi and Mathematics subjects had disclosed that answer keys of many questions were wrong. He said these candidates had disclosed that in Punjabi grace marks had been given for 9 questions whereas 6 to 7 questions had four options with one right answer, so there was no need for grace marks in these questions. These candidates also disclosed that in Punjabi paper some questions' answer keys had two right answers out of four given options but only one answer was considered right whereas in Social Studies and Hindi 1 marks each were awarded to students who had given one right answer out of two right answers from four options. He said that candidates had questioned why this discrimination with Punjabi students. Dr. Sukhi further said that in Maths question number 14, 25, 27, 38, 61, 72 and 77 had no right answer among four given options but students who had attempted one option were given marks for even wrong answers. Similarly in question number 141, 138, 106, 103, 52 and 42 candidates who had attempted wrong answers were awarded marks whereas those who had attempted right answer were denied the same. The Akali Dal leader said that this is another scam in offing like the one which took place in recruitment of Tehsildars in the state. He said that wrong answers were awarded marks and those bright students who had raised alarm on wrong answers in answer keys were denied marks leaving them behind other students. Dr. Sukhi said that these students had approached Akali Dal President Mr. Sukhbir Singh Badal who has also asked Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann urging them to immediately scrap the recruitment process. Expressing solidarity with protesting candidates, he said the SAD would take up this issue as required and would ensure justice was delivered to all candidates. (editor@dailyworld.in)