Tejashwi meets protesters, writes to Nitish for BPSC examination cancellation

The previous deputy chief minister, who had on late Saturday night time visited the location within the state capital the place candidates have been finishing up a round the clock protest, shared on X a screenshot of the two-page letter addressed to his ex-boss.

Yadav, who’s now the Chief of the Opposition, warned “most of the protesters I met final night time have fallen in poor health. If something untoward occurs, the blame shall be on the federal government and the BPSC Chairman”.

Yadav had visited Gardani Bagh locality the place he was instructed by the protesters that they have been against the choice of the Bihar Public Service Fee to order re-exam solely at Bapu Pariksha Parisar, one of many over 900 centres the place, on December 13, the mixed aggressive exams have been held.

The younger chief had instructed the protesters, “Be steadfast in your resolve. Relaxation assured that for each step you are taking, Tejashwi shall transfer ahead with 4 paces.”

In his letter to the JD supremo, the RJD chief stated he agreed with the protesting candidates’ rivalry that if an examination for some aspirants was held “on a special date, with a special set of query papers” there shall be “no level-playing discipline”.

Notably, a whole lot of aspirants on the Bapu Pariksha Parisar had boycotted the exams, alleging that query papers had been leaked.

The allegation met with a powerful denial from the Bihar Public Service Fee , which claimed the disruptions have been brought on by “anti-social components” who had turned up as a part of a “conspiracy” to get the exams cancelled.

The fee, nonetheless, has ordered re-examination for about 5,000 candidates who have been assigned to the examination centre.

Yadav additionally drew the eye of the chief minister to the protesters’ objection to “non-public businesses” being employed for the manpower required for holding such exams.

Invigilators and fourth-grade employees deployed at examination centres have been appointed via these businesses.

By the way, one such personnel, appointed via a personal company, was Ram Iqbal Singh, who suffered a coronary heart assault on the Bapu Pariksha Parisar and died on his approach to a hospital, prompting the native administration accountable protesting candidates for the demise and recommending that they be charged with homicide.

Yadav additionally demanded an investigation into the declare of protesters that “mannequin check papers” of many non-public teaching institutes “tallied greater than 25 per cent” with the precise query papers and remarked “this might be greater than a mere coincidence”.

Making it clear that he would accept nothing lower than a re-examination for all of the practically 5 lakh candidates who had appeared for the December 13 exams, the RJD chief additionally stated, “About 90,000 college students couldn’t take the exams as on-line kinds couldn’t be submitted in time due to an issue with the server. They need to additionally get an opportunity”.

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