BPSC aspirants reject offer for talks, seek meeting with Nitish – Times of India
Patna: The ongoing agitation by Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) candidates demanding the cancellation of the 70th combined (preliminary) competitive examination entered its 11th day on Saturday with protesters rejecting the district administration’s offer for talks with officials of the commission. The candidates, citing a “trust deficit”, remained adamant about meeting chief minister Nitish Kumar directly.
“The officers wanted us to select a delegation to meet the BPSC officials. But now we do not want to meet any commission members because of trust deficit. We only trust the CM and will present our case before him,” said a group of protesters at the Gardanibagh protest site.
Adding a political dimension to the protest, ruling party members accused the opposition of attempting to hijack the movement for political gains. Meanwhile, Prashant Kishor, founder of the Jan Suraaj party, visited the protest site and announced plans to organise a “Chhatra Sansad” (students’ congregation) at Gandhi Maidan on Sunday. “Since a large number of people cannot gather here, we will organise the Chhatra Sansad near the Gandhi statue at Gandhi Maidan,” Kishor said.
Amidst allegations from the protesters accusing the BPSC of adopting a “dictatorial attitude,” the commission issued a press note on Saturday, asserting that its statements were being “misrepresented to sensationalise the issue”.
Rajesh Kumar Singh, BPSC’s examination controller, clarified that decisions to cancel exams at specific centres or hold retests were based on reports from the respective district magistrates. “BPSC is a constitutional body that conducts fair examinations. Decisions regarding cancellations or retests are not taken based on mere sloganeering but only when concrete evidence supports the allegations,” Singh said.
The commission has announced a re-exam for the Bapu Exam Centre in Patna on Jan 4 following reports of chaos during the preliminary exam on Dec 13.
Patna: The ongoing agitation by Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) candidates demanding the cancellation of the 70th combined (preliminary) competitive examination entered its 11th day on Saturday with protesters rejecting the district administration’s offer for talks with officials of the commission. The candidates, citing a “trust deficit”, remained adamant about meeting chief minister Nitish Kumar directly.
“The officers wanted us to select a delegation to meet the BPSC officials. But now we do not want to meet any commission members because of trust deficit. We only trust the CM and will present our case before him,” said a group of protesters at the Gardanibagh protest site.
Adding a political dimension to the protest, ruling party members accused the opposition of attempting to hijack the movement for political gains. Meanwhile, Prashant Kishor, founder of the Jan Suraaj party, visited the protest site and announced plans to organise a “Chhatra Sansad” (students’ congregation) at Gandhi Maidan on Sunday. “Since a large number of people cannot gather here, we will organise the Chhatra Sansad near the Gandhi statue at Gandhi Maidan,” Kishor said.
Amidst allegations from the protesters accusing the BPSC of adopting a “dictatorial attitude,” the commission issued a press note on Saturday, asserting that its statements were being “misrepresented to sensationalise the issue”.
Rajesh Kumar Singh, BPSC’s examination controller, clarified that decisions to cancel exams at specific centres or hold retests were based on reports from the respective district magistrates. “BPSC is a constitutional body that conducts fair examinations. Decisions regarding cancellations or retests are not taken based on mere sloganeering but only when concrete evidence supports the allegations,” Singh said.
The commission has announced a re-exam for the Bapu Exam Centre in Patna on Jan 4 following reports of chaos during the preliminary exam on Dec 13.
“The officers wanted us to select a delegation to meet the BPSC officials. But now we do not want to meet any commission members because of trust deficit. We only trust the CM and will present our case before him,” said a group of protesters at the Gardanibagh protest site.
Adding a political dimension to the protest, ruling party members accused the opposition of attempting to hijack the movement for political gains. Meanwhile, Prashant Kishor, founder of the Jan Suraaj party, visited the protest site and announced plans to organise a “Chhatra Sansad” (students’ congregation) at Gandhi Maidan on Sunday. “Since a large number of people cannot gather here, we will organise the Chhatra Sansad near the Gandhi statue at Gandhi Maidan,” Kishor said.
Amidst allegations from the protesters accusing the BPSC of adopting a “dictatorial attitude,” the commission issued a press note on Saturday, asserting that its statements were being “misrepresented to sensationalise the issue”.
Rajesh Kumar Singh, BPSC’s examination controller, clarified that decisions to cancel exams at specific centres or hold retests were based on reports from the respective district magistrates. “BPSC is a constitutional body that conducts fair examinations. Decisions regarding cancellations or retests are not taken based on mere sloganeering but only when concrete evidence supports the allegations,” Singh said.
The commission has announced a re-exam for the Bapu Exam Centre in Patna on Jan 4 following reports of chaos during the preliminary exam on Dec 13.
Patna: The ongoing agitation by Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) candidates demanding the cancellation of the 70th combined (preliminary) competitive examination entered its 11th day on Saturday with protesters rejecting the district administration’s offer for talks with officials of the commission. The candidates, citing a “trust deficit”, remained adamant about meeting chief minister Nitish Kumar directly.
“The officers wanted us to select a delegation to meet the BPSC officials. But now we do not want to meet any commission members because of trust deficit. We only trust the CM and will present our case before him,” said a group of protesters at the Gardanibagh protest site.
Adding a political dimension to the protest, ruling party members accused the opposition of attempting to hijack the movement for political gains. Meanwhile, Prashant Kishor, founder of the Jan Suraaj party, visited the protest site and announced plans to organise a “Chhatra Sansad” (students’ congregation) at Gandhi Maidan on Sunday. “Since a large number of people cannot gather here, we will organise the Chhatra Sansad near the Gandhi statue at Gandhi Maidan,” Kishor said.
Amidst allegations from the protesters accusing the BPSC of adopting a “dictatorial attitude,” the commission issued a press note on Saturday, asserting that its statements were being “misrepresented to sensationalise the issue”.
Rajesh Kumar Singh, BPSC’s examination controller, clarified that decisions to cancel exams at specific centres or hold retests were based on reports from the respective district magistrates. “BPSC is a constitutional body that conducts fair examinations. Decisions regarding cancellations or retests are not taken based on mere sloganeering but only when concrete evidence supports the allegations,” Singh said.
The commission has announced a re-exam for the Bapu Exam Centre in Patna on Jan 4 following reports of chaos during the preliminary exam on Dec 13.
