New Delhi:
Prashant Kishor, founding father of Jan Suraaj and political strategist-turned-activist, was despatched to jail immediately after his arrest throughout a fast-unto-death protest at Patna’s Gandhi Maidan. Mr Kishor was on starvation strike, after he refused to signal a bail bond following his arrest. The ballot strategist is demanding the cancellation of a Bihar Public Service Fee (BPSC) examination following allegations of a query paper leak. At this time was the fifth day of his starvation strike.
In line with the police, the protest was deemed unlawful because it passed off in a restricted space. The Patna District Justice of the Peace has mentioned that repeated notices had been issued, urging Mr Kishor and his supporters to relocate the demonstration to Gardani Bagh, the designated protest web site. Mr Kishor and 43 supporters had been detained, and autos, together with tractors, had been seized through the operation.
Police denied allegations of manhandling Mr Kishor, claiming that solely his supporters, who resisted the arrest, had been eliminated by drive. Supporters declare Mr Kishor was slapped and mistreated through the arrest. He was taken to Patna AIIMS for a medical check-up however initially resisted present process the examination.
The BPSC carried out a retest on January 4 for choose candidates affected by the controversy. Out of 12,012 eligible candidates, solely 5,943 appeared for the examination.
The difficulty has additionally reached the Supreme Court docket, the place petitioners are looking for the cancellation of the December 13 examination and motion towards officers allegedly utilizing extreme drive on protestors.