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Hundreds of protestors took to the streets on Wednesday evening, agitating against the alleged ‘irregularities’ in the BPSC exam.
BPSC exam protests in Patna (Photo: X)
The Patna Police lathi-charged Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) aspirants who took to the streets, attempting to gherao the offices of the BPSC, and demanding the cancellation of the examination.
They also demanded the re-examination of the BPSC exam after alleged irregularities came to the fore.
The aspirants have been staging protests in Gardanibagh for several days, expressing their grievances on the matter.
नीतीश की पुलिस BPSC छात्रों को दौड़ा-दौड़ा कर नौकरी बांट रही।पढ़े लिखे युवा अपने हक में आवाज़ उठाए तो उन्हें लाठी मिलती है।😡 pic.twitter.com/7z5lBHaewm
— Shyam Yadav (@shyamyadav2408) December 25, 2024
Protestors March Towards BPSC Office
On Wednesday evening, the protesting students marched towards the BPSC office to put forth their demands, which led to the escalation of the situation as the police used force to disperse the crowd.
The visuals showed hundreds of youngsters chanting slogans and holding placards and flooding the streets.
The police were regrouped and deployed in large numbers to contain the protestors. The use of force by the police drew sharp reactions from the aspirants who vowed to continue their protest.
BPSC Chairman Rules Out Cancellation Of Exam
On Tuesday, BPSC Chairman Parmar Ravi Manubhai ruled out the cancellation of the 70th Integrated Combined Competitive Examination (CCE) 2024, conducted earlier this month amid allegations of a question paper leak.
However, he confirmed that the BPSC would conduct a re-examination for candidates who appeared at the Bapu Pariksha Parisar examination center on December 13. The re-examination is scheduled for January 4, 2025.
The preliminary examination at the Bapu Pariksha Parisar in Patna’s Kumhrar area was recently annulled after an official on duty suffered a fatal heart attack during a commotion caused by “unruly” candidates on December 13. The re-examination, expected to involve around 12,000 candidates, will take place at a different center in the city.
The BPSC has issued show-cause notices to 34 candidates allegedly involved in the disruption at the Bapu Pariksha Parisar center on the same date.
