New Delhi:
A police case has been filed towards election strategist-turned political chief Prashant Kishore, leaders of his Jan Suraaj get together, a couple of teaching centre house owners and 700 unknown protesters over the huge scholar protests in Bihar held on Sunday. They have been accused of “unauthorisedly” gathering folks, instigating them and making a legislation and order drawback.
The Jan Suraaj Party, the police mentioned, had additionally held a protest march with out permission and led the gang close to Patna’s Gandhi Maidan which had turned violent, breaking police loudspeakers and clashing with magistrates and cops on obligation.
“Despite repeated requests by the administration, these folks violated the rules of the administration and disrupted public order,” the police mentioned.
The police had used batons and water cannons to interrupt up Sunday’s huge protest by the Bihar Public Service Commission aspirants, who have been demanding a re-test of the seventieth Combined Competitive Examination after allegations of paper leak.
The college students had gathered at Gandhi Maidan earlier than marching in the direction of JP Golambar, desiring to proceed to Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s residence. They needed to fulfill him and talk about the problem.
Prashant Kishor had expressed his full assist for the scholars. He participated of their march to JP Golambar, and introduced {that a} college students’ delegation would meet the Chief Secretary. But the scholars refused to fulfill anybody however the Chief Minister and their insistence led to the police motion.
Earlier, Mr Kishor had referred to as for a “Chhatra Sansad” at Gandhi Maidan on Saturday, coinciding with Gandhi Jayanti, to debate the scholars’ points and strategise future actions. However, town administration denied permission for the occasion.
Jan Suraaj, a bunch that re-packaged itself as a political get together in October this 12 months, is predicted to contest in all seats of Bihar within the subsequent meeting election.
The former election strategist transformed the group on the finish of a yatra and intensive journey throughout the state for 2 years.
The get together, he had mentioned, would carry a couple of paradigm shift in electoral politics, transferring it from give attention to sops to points that should be election agenda.