Patna, Jan 30 (PTI) Protesting BPSC candidates on Thursday tried to stage a demonstration in front of the commission’s office here, only to be dispersed by police who told them that “no gathering was allowed in the restricted area The aspiring candidates had gathered demanding cancellation of the 70th Combined (Preliminary) Competitive Examination. held across the state on December 13.
Patna district magistrate Chandrashekhar Singh asserted that there was no lathi-charge on the protestors but they would “nonetheless be booked for disrupting road traffic in the area which is close to important places like the police headquarter Raj Bhawan, and the Chief Minister’s residence
We have identified those who were behind the protest and in instigated BPSC aspirants to gather near the commission’s of office and disrupted movement of traffic on Bailey RoadAll protestors were removed by security personnel Police are also registering an FIR against two Patna-based tutors for instigating the aspirants,” Patna DM told PTI. It is learnt that “the majority of the protestors were brogue brought from outside the state capital, and some of them came from other states as well,” the DM claimed.
