The police lathicharged on sunday (29 December) to disperse the students protesting in patna demanding re-examination of BPSC prelims. aam aadmi party has reacted on this issue. They have fiercely attacked Nitish Kumar's government in bihar, terming it autocratic. aam aadmi party leader and rajya sabha MP sanjay singh said on social media platform X, "The deadly lathicharge by the police on BPSC candidates. Treating the youth who have been on hunger strike for several days like animals is an example of the dictatorship of the autocratic government. Nitish ji, born out of the student movement, this was not expected from you. Resolve the demands of the students. The country will run not with sticks but with dialogue and the Constitution."
What did patna Central SP sweety Sahrawat say?
patna Central SP sweety Sahrawat said, "There was no lathicharge, they (candidates) were repeatedly requested to move from here. We told them to put their demands before us, we are ready for talks, but they remained adamant. The candidates pushed and shoved the administration. Finally we were forced to use water cannon. In that too we intervened and removed them, but even then they did not move. Now we are getting the place vacated."
students protest demanding cancellation of exam
The patna district administration had said on saturday (December 28) that it has proposed to hold a meeting of the candidates demanding cancellation of the bihar Public service Commission (BPSC) exam held on december 13 with the commission officials, so that they can put forward their complaints. Candidates have been protesting for more than a week demanding cancellation of the exam due to allegations of leakage of the question paper of 70th Prelims, 2024 conducted by BPSC.
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