Guwahati: Chief minister of Assam Himanta Biswa Sarma has minimised the Board of Secondary Education of Assam’s (SEBA) involvement in the High School Leaving Certificate (HSLC) Class 10 exams General Science question paper leak scandal that has been in the news in the state this month.
CM Sarma remarked that SEBA’s participation in the document leak matter has not yet been established by investigations and should not be discussed in public.
“As far as I know, investigations have not indicated SEBA’s involvement in the case and is the work of certain individuals who have already been taken into custody. If a detainee accuses a senior official of graft, action will be taken against the said official and not SEBA,” he said.
“SEBA is a department and taking action against a department doesn’t make any sense. If a person is guilty, he will be charged as per law,” he added.
The chief minister further stressed that the administration was able to crack the case within 48 hours of its uncovering.
“We have traced and located the exact location from where the leak originated and spread to four other districts. We cracked the case within 48 hours and there is no indication of SEBA being involved in the leak,” CM Sarma said.
Additionally, he said that SEBA’s leadership will be changed as a result of the tragedy and that Assam police would work tirelessly to apprehend the remaining suspects in the infamous case.