New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday slammed the NDA government in Bihar after police in Patna baton-charged aspirants staging a sit-in demanding the release of supplementary results of the Teacher Recruitment Exam (TRE-3).
He said that this time the youth of the state will show the government its real place, and the countdown has begun.
In a post in Hindi on X, Rahul Gandhi said, “I had said in Parliament that in the same way that Eklavya’s thumb was cut off, the thumbs of the youth were being chopped off by paper leaks.” “The latest example of this is Bihar. BPSC candidates are raising their voice against the paper leak and demanding cancellation of the exam. But to hide its failure, the NDA government is instead resorting to lathi-charge on the students,” the former Congress chief said.
Chaos erupted outside the BJP office in Patna on Wednesday after the police baton-charged aspirants staging a sit-in demanding the release of TRE-3’s supplementary results.
“This is extremely shameful and condemnable. Playing with the future of students will not be tolerated. We are with them and will fight to get them justice,” he said.
Job seekers claimed that several protesters were injured during the police action, but a senior officer denied the charge.
“Lathi charge on youths who had their hands folded is the height of cruelty. During the BJP rule, youths demanding employment are beaten with sticks. Be it UP, Bihar, or Madhya Pradesh – if youths raise their voice, they are brutally beaten,” Priyanka Gandhi said in a post in Hindi on her WhatsApp channel.
“It is the government’s job to think about the future of the youth of the world’s youngest country and make policies for it. But the BJP only has the vision of saving its chair,” she said.
Whoever demands employment is oppressed, the Congress MP added.
The Congress had condemned the police action on job aspirants, while Independent MP from Purnea Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav called for a Bihar bandh on January 1, 2025, if the December 13 combined preliminary examination is not cancelled.
The police registered a case against protestors in connection with Wednesday’s incident. The protesters claimed that several job seekers were injured in the baton charge, which the police denied.
Video clips of the police action against job aspirants went viral on social media, with some showing personnel chasing and beating up protesters, including women.
PTI could not verify the authenticity of the video clips.
Protesters were seen raising slogans against the BPSC officials and demanding the cancellation of the December 13 combined preliminary exam.
The job aspirants have been demanding the cancellation of the preliminary examination of the BPSC and have requested the commission to announce a fresh date for the test at the earliest.
