BPSC paper ‘leak’ sparks Bihar Bandh calls, Priyanka Gandhi condemns lathicharge on job aspirants — What’s the issue?
Live MintChaos ensued in Bihar's Patna when police lathicharged protesters who were demanding to cancel the combined preliminary exam conducted by the Bihar Public Service Commission on December 13. The BPSC had cancelled its combined preliminary examination held at Bapu Pariksha Parisar in Patna's Kumhrar locality, where an on-duty official died of a heart attack after a ruckus was created by "unruly" candidates on December 13. DSP Anu Kumari was quoted by ANI as saying, "To cancel the preliminary examination of BPSC, aspirants have been continuously protesting at the Dharna Sthal in Gardanibagh since December 18." Independent MP from Purnea Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav called for a Bihar bandh on January 1, 2025, if the December 13 combined preliminary examination is not cancelled.