Police Lathi Charge Students Protesting Bihar Public Service Exam Chaos

Police Lathi Charge Students Protesting Bihar Public Service Exam Chaos

Patna:

Police in Patna lathi-charged a gaggle of scholar protestors late Wednesday night as they tried to occupy the places of work of the Bihar Public Service Commission.

A six-minute video shared by information company ANI confirmed lots of of younger women and men, many chanting slogans and holding placards, flood streets and visitors junctions, and push previous helpless cops.

The police, nonetheless regrouped and got here again in massive numbers of their very own. In the video shared by ANI the police lastly handle to include the protesters, an operation that took hours.

Leading as much as that containment, nonetheless, was a lathi-charge by the cops because the writhing, stormy sea of protestors neared the BPSC workplace. The visuals quickly turned disturbing, with some displaying the cops chasing and beating college students, lots of whom had been injured into submission.

One BPSC aspirant, in a gray sweater, advised ANI, “We simply wished to peacefully put forth our calls for (to the federal government physique) … however the police began the lathi-charge…”

“We have been protesting for the previous eight days,” he stated.

The protests are over the Integrated seventieth Combined Competitive Examination (Prelims), which had been held on Friday after which cancelled after allegations of mismanagement and irregularities.

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“The BPSC has determined to cancel the examination performed at Bapu Pariksha Parisar… it’s going to quickly launch the (new) examination schedule…” Parmar Ravi Manubhai, the Chairperson, stated Monday.

The revised date was later introduced as January 4. BPSC officers stated the examination had been re-scheduled as rapidly as potential within the pursuits of affected college students, lots of whom would have needed to spend money and time re-preparing for and travelling to the examination centres.

The BPSC additionally famous the examination had been held, on December 13, with no issues at over 900 centres throughout the state. Only Patna’s Bapu Pariksha Bhavan reported an issue.

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CCTV footage from the examination centre confirmed a crowd tearing query papers within the storage space and snatching them from candidates. In one clip, a gaggle is seen speeding right into a room the place examination officers had been addressing grievances over a forty five minute delay in distributing papers.

Despite assurances the misplaced time could be compensated, the state of affairs spun uncontrolled.

According to a police criticism filed by examination authorities, candidates grew to become agitated upon realising some sealed query paper packing containers had been already opened. The criticism additional alleged some unfold rumours the examination was cancelled, prompting others to assemble on the venue.

Eventually, 5,674 candidates accomplished the examination in a managed surroundings.

Today’s protest additionally drew sharp barbs from opposition events and leaders within the state. Lok Sabha MP Pappu Yadav demanded to know why the ruling JDU-BJP alliance ‘hated’ college students.

“Why are they handled like terrorists? Such assaults with sticks on those that demand justice for themselves! This is insupportable… we are going to sit on dharna tonight with the resolve to utterly destroy such a authorities!” he declared.

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