A day after protesting college students demanding re-examination of the prelims performed by the Bihar Public Service Fee (BPSC) have been lathicharged by the police, the candidates met state Chief Secretary Amrit Lal Meena on Monday, however mentioned that they didn’t get any concrete assurance or timeline for addressing their calls for, which embody withdrawal of FIRs towards over a dozen college students.
Jan Suraaj Get together founder Prashant Kishor, who has backed the scholars’ calls for and led a procession Sunday, confronted flak after he was accused of “operating away” from the protest web site by RJD chief Tejashwi Yadav throughout lathi-charge and use of water cannons by police, whereas Neeraj Kumar, a senior chief of the JD(U), referred to as him a “political fugitive”.
On Monday, Kishor issued a 48-hour ultimatum to the CM Nitish Kumar-led state authorities to resolve the matter or else the scholars would resume protest with extra depth. “As of now, the way forward for our younger college students ought to be the highest precedence. We will play the sport of politics later,” he mentioned.
Earlier within the day, earlier than the scholars met the chief secretary, Kishor alleged that there was corruption and mentioned that he had learnt of “hundreds of crores of rupees having modified arms” for the vacant posts to be stuffed up by the examination performed by the BPSC. He additionally puzzled why CM Nitish Kumar was “silent” when “the candidates are protesting in biting chilly, braving baton costs by the police and water cannons. The CM is away in Delhi, and having an excellent time. He didn’t utter a single phrase when reporters within the nationwide capital approached him with queries on the stir.”
Concerning the ultimatum, Kishor mentioned, “We’ll anticipate a optimistic consequence from the state authorities till January 1. We’re giving the bureaucrats time to seek the advice of the CM and take a name on the BPSC matter on prime precedence. If the matter shouldn’t be resolved inside 48 hours, college students would resume their protests and there will probably be highway blockades, one thing that the federal government wouldn’t need.”
Since December 18, tons of of candidates have been demanding a re-examination of the preliminary take a look at performed by the BPSC throughout all 912 centres. The take a look at was held on December 13 and the fee cancelled the examination at a Patna centre following allegations that there was delay in distributing the query papers.
A scholar chief, who was a part of the delegation that met Chief Secretary Amrit Lal Meena, mentioned, “The chief secretary listened to our calls for. We tried to impress upon him that there ought to be a proper to equality for all college students. Recent examination for about 18,000 candidates at a Patna centre was not honest. Additionally, FIRs lodged towards college students for alleged ruckus at a Patna centre ought to be withdrawn. The chief secretary listened to us however didn’t give any concrete assurance.”
The assembly between the scholars and Meena was facilitated by Jan Suraaj Get together chief and former IPS officer R Okay Mishra.
Mounting an assault on the BJP, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday accused the celebration of “spreading an internet of paper leak mafia throughout the nation that’s ruining the way forward for the youth”.
Condemning the lathi-charge and use of water cannons on protesting college students, Kharge mentioned in a submit in Hindi on X, “When rigging is detected, the BJP shamelessly denies or tries to silence the youth by lathi-charging them.”
“The try to interrupt the morale of the youth through the use of dictatorship towards them is extraordinarily shameful and condemnable,” he mentioned.
Greater than 70 papers have been leaked up to now seven years, Kharge alleged, including that the way forward for 3.28 lakh youth who took the BPSC examination is hanging within the steadiness.
Congress common secretary and Wayanad MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra alleged that the “double-engine” BJP authorities in Bihar has change into an emblem of “double atrocities” on youth, and mentioned in a submit in Hindi on X, “It’s inhuman to spray water and lathi-charge on youth on this harsh chilly. BJP’s double-engine has change into an emblem of double atrocities on youth.”
“It’s the authorities’s job to cease corruption, rigging and paper leaks in examinations. However as a substitute of stopping corruption, college students are being prevented from elevating their voices,” she mentioned. With PTI inputs
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