Students, Cops Clash In Bihar Over Exam, Case Filed Against Prashant Kishor

A police case has been filed towards election strategist-turned political chief Prashant Kishore, leaders of his Jan Suraaj celebration, a couple of teaching centre homeowners and 700 unknown protesters over the huge scholar protests in Bihar held on Sunday.  They’ve been accused of “unauthorisedly” gathering individuals, instigating them and making a legislation and order drawback.

The Jan Suraaj Celebration, the police mentioned, had additionally held a protest march with out permission and led the group close to Patna’s Gandhi Maidan which had turned violent, breaking police loudspeakers and clashing with magistrates and law enforcement officials on responsibility. 

“Regardless of repeated requests by the administration, these individuals violated the rules of the administration and disrupted public order,” the police mentioned.

The police had used batons and water cannons to interrupt up Sunday’s huge protest by the Bihar Public Service Fee aspirants, who have been demanding a re-test of the seventieth Mixed Aggressive Examination after allegations of paper leak.

The scholars had gathered at Gandhi Maidan earlier than marching in direction of JP Golambar, meaning to proceed to Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s residence. They wished to fulfill him and talk about the problem. 

Prashant Kishor had expressed his full assist for the scholars. He participated of their march to JP Golambar, and introduced {that a} college students’ delegation would meet the Chief Secretary. However the college students refused to fulfill anybody however the Chief Minister and their insistence led to the police motion.

Earlier, Mr Kishor had known as for a “Chhatra Sansad” at Gandhi Maidan on Saturday, coinciding with Gandhi Jayanti, to debate the scholars’ points and strategise future actions. Nevertheless, the town administration denied permission for the occasion.

Jan Suraaj, a gaggle that re-packaged itself as a political celebration in October this 12 months, is anticipated to contest in all seats of Bihar within the subsequent meeting election.

The previous election strategist transformed the group on the finish of a yatra and intensive journey throughout the state for 2 years. 
The celebration, he had mentioned, would convey a couple of paradigm shift in electoral politics, transferring it from give attention to sops to points that must be election agenda.