Overview
- Raj Bhavan said on Monday that Governor Haribhai Bagade accepted Sharma’s resignation nearly two weeks after she submitted it.
- Sharma stated in her letter that no investigation names her as an accused and that she resigned to uphold the commission’s dignity.
- On August 28, the Rajasthan High Court canceled the 2021 Sub-Inspector recruitment and named several RPSC members, including Sharma, in describing a systemic compromise.
- More than 120 people have been arrested in the case, including over 50 trainee sub-inspectors, with investigations still underway.
- Her departure adds to vacancies at the RPSC, with six of 10 member posts reported empty, while suspended member Babulal Katara’s proposed dismissal remains pending before the Supreme Court.