JAIPUR/JODHPUR: Union minister Amit Shah Saturday credited the Bhajan Lal Sharma-led BJP govt in Rajasthan with streamlining the recruitment system in the state, putting an end to the paper leak scandals, which he alleged had become a recurring feature during the previous Congress dispensation. Shah was addressing newly recruited police constables, while distributing appointment letters at the Rajasthan Police Academy. He said nearly 9,000 candidates were recruited, including over 2,500 women, and symbolically handed appointment letters to 10 constables. “Before coming here, I learnt about the entire (recruitment) process. I want to tell the people of Rajasthan that these 9,000 youths got jobs without paying anything, and without any recommendation, purely on merit and hard work,” Shah said. He added that the recruitment process ensured transparency, eliminated corruption and respected skills. The home minister maintained that the 2025 constable recruitment examination was conducted transparently with the use of technology. Highlighting the challenges of policing in the state, which has a 1,070-km international border with Pakistan, rugged ravines and the Thar Desert, Shah urged the new recruits to undergo training with full dedication to contribute to the goal of a “surakshit (safe) Rajasthan”. Shah said this would be the first batch to join Rajasthan Police after the introduction of three new criminal laws, and claimed that once the laws are fully implemented, any FIR registered will have a system in place for justice to be delivered up to the Supreme Court within three years. On the occasion, CM Sharma announced the establishment of Rajasthan Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (R4C) on the lines of Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) to tackle cybercrime. He said the R4C would be developed as a centre of excellence and provide a centralised framework for coordination, information sharing and research on cyber crimes across all districts. Addressing a convention in Jodhpur later, Shah praised the Maheshwari community for its sustained contributions to India – from the era of battles against Mughals through the freedom struggle and into post-Independence nation-building.