BPSC aspirants protest exam changes; police use mild force to restore order near the BPSC office in Patna.
Police used mild lathi-charge on Friday (December 6), to disperse a group of students protesting near the Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) office in Patna. The students were unhappy with the new exam process for the 70th BPSC Preliminary Exam, scheduled for December 13. However, BPSC said there have been no changes to the exam process.
Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Rajeev Mishra said the protest began around noon when a large group of aspirants gathered on Bailey Road, attempting to march towards the BPSC office. When stopped by police, the protesters sat on the road, causing traffic disruption. “We repeatedly requested them to leave, but they refused. Since it라이브 바카라 a restricted area, mild force was used to disperse them,” Mishra explained.
While some eyewitnesses claimed a few protesters were injured during the lathi-charge, the SSP denied these allegations. “No one was injured. We used minimal force to disperse those trying to break the barricades,” he said, adding that an FIR was being filed and CCTV footage was under review for further action.
The students demanded the exam revert to the “one shift, one paper” format instead of using the normalization process, which adjusts marks for multiple exam shifts through statistical methods.
Popular tutor and YouTuber Khan Sir joined the protesters at Gardani Bagh, the designated area for demonstrations, and voiced support for their demands. He urged the BPSC chairman to clarify that the normalization process would not be implemented and to extend the exam date, citing technical issues faced by aspirants during the application process. “Until these demands are met, the protest will continue,” Khan Sir said.
Khan Sir on Friday demanded that a statement be issued by none other than the BPSC chairman ruling out the use of the 'normalisation process' for the examination, and extend the examination date as many aspirants faced technical issues while applying.
RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav also supported the students, calling on the BPSC to revert to the previous exam system and extend the exam date.
The 70th BPSC Preliminary Exam aims to recruit candidates for Group A and B posts, with nearly five lakh aspirants expected to appear across 925 centers.
(This story has been slightly reworked from an auto-generated PTI feed.)