PATNA: Protests intensified on Friday over the demand for cancellation of the latest Bihar PSC examination, as agitators disrupted rail and vehicular motion in Patna, whereas police stopped just a few Left-leaning college students’ organisations from marching to the CM’s residence. A day forward of contemporary assessments for a choose group of candidates, Unbiased MP Pappu Yadav led his supporters in blocking rail and highway visitors in a number of areas of Patna in addition to different components of the state, together with Araria, Purnea and Muzaffarpur, officers stated.
Within the morning, protesters gathered at Sachivalaya halt railway station and squatted on the tracks for a quick interval, inflicting a delay in practice motion, they stated. Yadav’s supporters additionally burnt tyres on roads in Purnea and Patna, the officers stated. “The agitators stopped the Buxar-Fatuha passenger practice at Sachivalaya halt station round 9 am. The practice was stopped for 20 minutes,” East Central Railway Chief Public Relations Officer Sarswati Chandra instructed PTI.
A case was registered by the Railway Police in opposition to Yadav and his supporters for creating disruption in practice actions and likewise taking out an unauthorised procession in Patna. Members of some Left-leaning college students’ organisations additionally clashed with police upon being stopped from marching in the direction of the chief minister’s residence within the state capital, the officers stated.
A number of MLAs and leaders of the Congress, CPI-ML (Liberation), CPI(M) and CPI additionally joined the protest march. They have been stopped by Police at Dak Bungalow, Golumber. Left events may also organise state-wide protests in help of scholars on January 6. Patna Police registered a case in opposition to MLAs of Congress and Left events on the costs of taking out a procession, creating regulation and order concern and likewise disrupting visitors.
MLAs in opposition to whom a case was registered embody Shakil Ahmad, Gopal Ravidas, Mahboob Alam, Suryakant Paswan, Sandeep Saurav, Satyadev Ram, Ajeet Kushwaha, Amarjeet Kushwaha, Satyendra Yadav and Sriprakash Ranjan, amongst others, a press release issued by the district administration stated. Later, within the night, Left-leaning college students’ organisations additionally took out a candle march in help of the protesting BPSC aspirants in Patna.
Moreover, Bihar Youth Congress employees, led by Uday Bhanu Chib, chief of the Indian Youth Congress, took out a ‘Mashal Julus’ (torch procession) from Sadaqat Ashram (Bihar Pradesh Congress Committee workplace in Patna) to Rajendra Udyan at Bansh Ghat within the state capital in help of protesting BPSC aspirants.
In the meantime, Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor continued along with his fast-unto-death that he started on Thursday to press for the demand for cancellation of the 70th Mixed Aggressive Examination (CCE) performed by the Bihar Public Service Fee (BPSC) on December 13. Mocking Kishor, Pappu Yadav likened the previous political strategist to conman Natwar Lal.
“He’s Natwar Lal who sits on fast-unto-death within the night after having lunch. Please do not discuss him,” Yadav instructed reporters. The Unbiased MP, alongside along with his supporters, additionally took out a march from Sachivalaya halt railway station to JP Golumber, the place police stopped them from continuing additional.
“We all know that the federal government just isn’t going to take heed to us immediately. In any case, the query papers have been leaked in connivance with the excessive and the mighty. However we should draw inspiration from the latest farmers’ agitation and brace for an extended battle,” Yadav asserted. The administration has termed Kishor’s fast-unto-death at Gandhi Maidan “unlawful” as it’s not the designated website for holding such protests, an official stated.
The district police had on Thursday registered an FIR in opposition to Kishor and others for the demonstration on the restricted website. A grievance was additionally filed in opposition to Kishor earlier than the courtroom of Chief Judicial Justice of the Peace (Muzaffarpur) on Friday on the costs of instigating BPSC aspirants and holding a protest on the restricted website on December 30, 2024.
Later within the day, officers of the district administration met Kishor at Gandhi Maidan and urged him to withdraw his dharna or shift it to Gardani Bagh, the devoted website for protests within the state capital. Kishor, nevertheless, refused to simply accept the officers’ request. Later, talking to reporters, Kishor stated, “Officers of the district administration requested me to withdraw the protest… I categorically instructed them that it was not attainable as a result of a lot of individuals have expressed their belief in me… I instructed them that I might not withdraw the protest beneath any circumstances. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar ought to meet the protesting college students and take heed to their grievances. After that no matter protesting college students resolve, I’ll try this.”
The Mixed Aggressive Examination held on December 13 has been within the eye of a storm over allegations of query paper leak, which has been denied by the BPSC, although a contemporary take a look at was ordered for 12,000 candidates, who had appeared for the examination on the Bapu Pariksha Parisar centre right here. These candidates have been requested to seem on January four at 22 newly designated centres throughout the town. The district administration has made all preparations for the peaceable conduct of the examination.
“The reexamination can be held in a single shift from midday to 2 pm for the aspirants who had taken the examination on the Bapu Pariksha Parisar centre,” a senior official of the district administration stated.
