Cricketer Rinku Singh will not get BSA job in UP; ECI removes him from brand ambassador list

Indian cricketer Rinku Singh’s educational qualification is coming in the way of his appointment to the BSA post under the Basic Education Department in Uttar Pradesh. Also, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has removed Singh from its list of brand ambassadors for his engagement with SP MP.

According to sources in the government, a month ago, former Chief Secretary Manoj Kumar Singh had offered jobs to 11 players in various departments, in which Singh was given the opportunity to join the post of Basic Education Officer.

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But the biggest obstacle in Rinku Singh’s job is his educational qualification. In this regard, departmental officials say that Rinku Singh’s file was placed before the Chief Minister, but it has been stopped due to a lack of educational qualification.

Basic Education Director Pratap Singh Baghel says that a letter was sent to Singh to submit documents of his educational qualification. After which the entire file was sent to the Chief Minister for recommendation. But the file has been stopped due to a lack of educational qualification.

He says that the process of his job has been postponed for the time being.

It is worth noting that according to the rules of Uttar Pradesh Basic Education Department, the candidate must be a postgraduate for appointment to the post of BSA. Singh was offered a job in this post under the sports quota. But at present, he has only passed class VIII. Even if he gets appointed to this post, he would have to obtain a postgraduate degree within 7 years. But his current educational qualification cannot be completed within the time limit set by the government. This is the reason why his appointment has been stopped for the time being.

This decision was made because Rinku Singh got engaged to Priya Saroj, a Samajwadi Party MP from Machhlishahr, Jaunpur.

The ECI stated that 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 Singh’s photos and name from all promotional materials like posters, banners, videos, and digital advertisements.