Why are thousands of BPSC aspirants in Bihar on the streets and what are their demands? All you need to know
Op IndiaBihar is yet again in the news, not for its politicians but for protests that have swept the state. #WATCH | Bihar | Police use lathi charge to disperse the BPSC aspirants protesting in Patna, demanding a re-exam to be held for the 70th BPSC prelims pic.twitter.com/v9bhJYUptI — ANI December 29, 2024 “We requested the students protesting to vacate the place but they didn’t listen to us…We also said that they can put forward their demands, and we are ready to listen to them…They also pushed us after which we used water cannons on them,” said SP City Sweety Sahrawat post-lathi charge. #WATCH | Patna, Bihar | SP City Sweety Sahrawat says, "We requested the students protesting to vacate the place but they didn't listen to us…We also said that they can put forward their demands, we are ready to listen to them…They also pushed us after which we used water… https://t.co/3ilO7ZutAz pic.twitter.com/yMAeh5Cg6y — ANI December 29, 2024 As per the reports, the BPSC preliminary examination was conducted on 13th December across 912 centres in Bihar during which the students claimed that CCTV cameras and jammers at a few of them were not functioning properly. “We never expected the administration to do something like this…” said an aspirant as police used water cannons to disperse students marching illegally towards the CM’s residence. #BPSC pic.twitter.com/H3O3o65tNh — Press Trust of India December 29, 2024 The families of the students also slammed the police for alleged brutal action saying that they were suppressing the rights of the students to protest.