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Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor, who has been on a fast unto death to press the demand for cancellation of a BPSC exam, was detained in the early hours of Monday. Patna police cleared the place in Gandhi Maidan where Kishor was on the hunger strike.
The Jan Suraaj Party said the police has taken Prashant Kishor to AIIMS. “He has been isolated from all the people. Prashant Kishor has refused to undergo any treatment and has continued his hunger strike,” the party said.
Visuals surfaced on social media show a police team trying to take Prashant Kishor away, as his supporters stop them. The supporters also clashed with police.
#WATCH | BPSC protest | Bihar: Patna Police detains Jan Suraaj chief Prashant Kishor who was sitting on an indefinite hunger strike at Gandhi Maidan pic.twitter.com/cOnoM7EGW1
— ANI (@ANI) January 5, 2025
The Jan Suraaj founder has been fast unto death since Thursday to press for the demand for cancellation of the integrated 70th combined (preliminary) competitive test conducted by the Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) on December 13. However, BPSC had ordered the retest for a select group of candidates who had appeared in the December 13 exam, which was embroiled over allegations of question paper leak. The retest was held on Saturday at 22 centres here.
The re-exam took place at 22 centres in Patna. Out of a total of 12,012 candidates, around 8,111 aspirants had downloaded their admit cards. However, 5,943 students appeared for the retest on Saturday. The retest was held peacefully at all centres without report of any misconduct and malpractices, the BPSC said in a statement issued on Saturday.
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