First, Delhi. Then, Jharkhand. Now, Bihar. Protesting college students broke by way of police barricades of their bid to gherao the Bihar Chief Minister’s residence in Patna because the police used water cannons to disperse the agitators.
Numerous BPSC (Bihar Public Service Fee) job aspirants, together with different college students, started their pre-announced march from Patna’s Gandhi Maidan and reached the Dak Bungalow crossing, the place police detained a number of people.
The scholars, lots of whom had been carrying the nationwide flag of their arms, jostled with the police and broke by way of barricades on the Dak Bungalow crossing, following which the police used water cannons and the agitators broke right into a ‘rain dance’. A number of college students additionally threw stones, police stated.
Heavy police deployment has been ensured in any respect main intersections within the metropolis. Extra forces, together with CRPF and RAF personnel, had been deployed at Dak Bungalow crossing.
The scholars have been protesting at Patna’s Gardanibagh space for weeks, with their predominant calls for together with a single-tier examination in BPSC-TRE 4, transparency within the recruitment course of, recruitment exams by the Bihar Employees Choice Fee (BSSC) and truthful alternatives for Hindi-medium candidates.
Citing irregularities within the seventieth BPSC exams, the protesting college students demanded that the examination be cancelled.
#WATCH | Patna, Bihar: Police and college students come nose to nose as they march in the direction of Raj Bhavan from Gandhi Maidan, demanding cancellation of the seventieth BPSC examination. pic.twitter.com/n0LNfCtRqr
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“We’ve put up barricades, and senior officers have additionally arrived right here. Numerous personnel have been deployed, and talks with the scholars are additionally underway. The talks are constructive. I hope many college students have understood that a number of of their calls for have been accepted, so the size of the protest needs to be a lot smaller. Regardless of that, if college students come, we are going to cease them and won’t permit them to maneuver ahead,” Kamakhya Narayan Singh, Sub-Divisional Police Officer (Regulation and Order), stated.
Talking on the protest website, Congress chief Sushil Kumar stated the protesters had been additionally searching for adjustments within the Trainer Recruitment Examination (TRE) 4.0 and motion on points associated to the BPSC, Bihar Employees Choice Fee (BSSC), and Sub-Inspector recruitment.
“We need to state clearly {that a} single-stage examination have to be applied for TRE 4.0 in any respect prices, and damaging marking needs to be abolished. There are quite a few different points as properly, relating to the BPSC, BSSC, Sub-Inspector recruitment. The federal government has provided no assurances on any of those factors. We’ve urged the Chief Minister to carry a dialogue; he ought to invite our delegation for talks. We’ve been on a starvation strike for 9 days, but nobody is prepared to hearken to us. Simply think about, had the federal government engaged in dialogue, this case wouldn’t have arisen. We’re heading in the direction of the Chief Minister’s residence; the Chief Minister ought to maintain talks, and our delegation will go there for the dialogue,” Kumar informed ANI.
In the meantime, Bihar Chief of Opposition Tejashwi Yadav wrote a letter to Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary relating to the continuing BPSC examination row, urging him to not ignore the protesters’ calls for and interact in constructive dialogue to seek out a direct decision of the matter.
Tejashwi Yadav’s social gathering Rashtriya Janata Dal has backed the agitation. Fourteen scholar and youth organisations, together with the Revolutionary Youth Affiliation, SSAI and Chhatra Yuva Sangharsh Morcha, have additionally prolonged help to the demonstration.
Because the protests intensified, the Chief Minister stated the state authorities will launch the month-to-month ‘Vidyarthi Sahyog Shivir’ (scholar help camps) to handle the grievances of scholars.
“The Bihar authorities is launching Vidyarthi Sahyog Shivir beginning immediately to make sure immediate decision of scholars’ grievances. These camps will likely be organised at instructional establishments on the fourth Tuesday of each month,” the Chief Minister wrote in a social media submit.
The camps will present college students a chance to boost their grievances instantly earlier than the federal government officers involved, he added.
Choudhary additionally introduced that college students will be capable of register their complaints on-line and monitor their standing by way of the portal and Helpline 1100.
Earlier, BPSC Examination Controller Rajesh Kumar, whereas answering queries on allegations of irregularities and paper leaks, declared, “Haathi chale bazaar, kutta bhaunke hazaar” (An elephant walks by way of the market whereas a thousand canine bark).
Tejashwi Yadav claimed that the examination controller’s feedback towards the protesters mirror the Chief Minister’s personal language.
“This official needs to be eliminated instantly and made to apologise. It’s past comprehension. Instant motion is required to stop such a precedent from taking root–where, sooner or later, folks be happy to abuse the general public, the youth, or college students, or to fireside AK-47s, file false circumstances, and orchestrate paper leaks. Nobody is being held accountable for this. The examination is being cancelled repeatedly, but no duty is being fastened. This can be a really deplorable and low-level assertion. Now that an individual with a prison picture has turn into Chief Minister, the language utilized by officers is mirroring the Chief Minister’s personal language,” stated Yadav.
