BPSC exam row: What has caused stir in Bihar? Prashant Kishor and students’ demands explained

BPSC exam row: A severe cold wave has gripped several parts of North India, but the students in Bihar's Patna are out on the streets demanding justice and the cancellation of the exam over allegations of question paper leak in the recently conducted 70th Combined Preliminary Exam of the Bihar Public Service Commission. On December 13, the BPSC 70th Combined Preliminary Examination was held at multiple centers across Bihar, with over five lakh students sat for the exam. On December 18, students began protesting at two locations in Patna, demanding a retest of the BPSC exam and the withdrawal of FIRs filed against several students during the initial protest at the Patna center. Prashant Kishor joins BPSC aspirants' protest On December 25, the police resorted to lathi charges, water cannons, and mild force to disperse the protesting students, resulting in minor injuries to some of them.