Police use lathi charge, water cannons on BPSC aspirants protesting in Patna
Bihar police used mild-lathi charge and water cannon to disperse the protesting BPSC aspirants in Gandhi Maidan, Patna, on Sunday, demanding a re-examination to be held for the 70th BPSC prelims.
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SP City Sweety Sahrawat said that the students pushed the police after which they used water cannon on them.
«We requested the students protesting to vacate the place but they didn't listen to us...We also said that they can put forward their demands, and we are ready to listen to them...They also pushed us after which we used water cannon on them,» she said.
The BPSC aspirants, who were joined by Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor, were demanding a re-exam for the 70th prelims exam.
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