BPSC Protest: The students’ agitation has now intensified regarding the alleged paper leak in the Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) examinations and the demand for re-exam. Preparations are being made for a big meeting with the candidates at Gandhi Maidan, where the future of the movement will be decided. The fight over the 70th preliminary examination of BPSC continues from Bihar to Delhi. Students are also getting full support from political parties. After Leader of Opposition Tejashwi Yadav and MP Pappu Yadav, now Prashant Kishore has also openly supported their candidates.
Prashant Kishor announces big protest at Gandhi Maidan
On Saturday, at 2:30 pm, Prashant Kishore reached the protest site. He made a big announcement after meeting the BPSC candidates. He has appealed to the students and their parents to reach Gandhi Maidan in Patna in large numbers tomorrow at 12 noon. He said, “Tomorrow everyone will come together and decide in which direction to take the movement further.” The program has been named Student Parliament. Regarding this, Prashant Kishore said that we support the candidates, it is a question of the future of the children. No examination takes place in Bihar without paper leak. This problem now has to be ended forever.
Teacher Guru Rahman gave ultimatum
At the same time, famous teacher and social worker Guru Rahman has also been a part of the continuous movement in support of the candidates. Reaching the Gardnibagh protest site in Patna, he said, “If the re-exam is not done, I will die.” It is noteworthy that an FIR was registered against Guru Rahman for instigating the students and participating in the protest. Despite this, they are standing with the students and supporting the movement.
Demonstration in Delhi also, police lathicharged
Protests have also started in Delhi on this issue. Members of the Students Federation of India (SFI) demonstrated outside Bihar Bhawan in Delhi, where Delhi Police detained them. The protesters were protesting against the lathicharge on BPSC candidates in Patna.
SFI Delhi activists were brutally detained at BiharBhawan for protesting against the paperleak mafia & the lathi charge of #BPSC aspirants. We will continue raising our demands for announcements of new dates & the resignation of Nitish Kumar.#BPSC_PAPER_LEAK#BPSCStudentsProtest pic.twitter.com/D0jgL5K8qj
— SFI Delhi (@SfiDelhi) December 28, 2024
BPSC’s side
BPSC has so far said in response to the agitation that efforts are being made to tarnish the reputation of the commission. The Commission (BPSC) has completely rejected the allegations of irregularities in these examinations and has said that there has been no irregularity of any kind in the examination process. The commission said, “The allegations of paper leak are baseless. Some anti-social elements are misleading the students. The examination process is being conducted in a transparent and secure manner.
BPSC Examination Controller Rajesh Kumar Singh said that the 70th PT exam will not be conducted again. Many emails are coming regarding not canceling this exam. There is no evidence for the allegations that the protesting students are making. The protesters are making fabricated allegations. He told that the Commission is now busy preparing for the main examination to be held in April.