BPSC Exam Row: Aspirants Stage Patna Protest, Face Police Lathi Charge And Water Cannons

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Students and aspirants of the Bihar Public Service Commission examination staged a major protest in Patna against alleged irregularities in the recruitment process and state exams. Hundreds of protesters marched from Gandhi Maidan towards the residence of state leadership, breaking through police barricades along the route. Security forces deployed water cannons and executed a lathi charge at multiple locations to halt the march, resulting in the detention of several demonstrating aspirants. The ongoing agitation centers on the 70th BPSC examination, with candidate groups demanding a complete re-examination due to reported administrative lapses and process irregularities.

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00:00Remember, it's a season of student protests. This time, today's big protest took place in Patna,

00:06where Bihar students, aspirants of the BPSC state exams took to the streets,

00:13turning their anger against the Bihar government over alleged irregularities in the examination

00:18and recruitment protests. Hundreds of students marching from Gandhi Meidan towards

00:24Chief Minister Samrat Choudhury's residence. Protesters broke through police barricades

00:29marching towards the residence. When the police moved in to stop them, water cannons had to be fired,

00:35followed by Lathi charge at multiple points and several protesters were detained. At the heart of

00:40the agitation, the 70th BPSC examination, where there are allegations of irregularities and students

00:48are seeking a re-exam. Familiar scenes now every day in some corner of the country or the other.

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