The petition filed by Jan Suraaj highlights “large-scale irregularities” during the exams. Kumar alleged, “We have highlighted large-scale irregularities in the exams held across the state, citing instances of people carrying mobile phones inside examination halls where there were no jammers. At many places, several examinees solved their question papers huddled together.”
Bihar: Amid allegations of irregularities in the Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) examinations, Prashant Kishor has initiated a fast unto death. His party, Jan Suraaj, has approached the Patna High Court to cancel the competitive exams held on December 13, 2024.
Advocate Pranav Kumar, representing the party, shared on Friday, January 10, 2025.
Advocate Pranav Kumar informed, “The case was mentioned today before the single-judge bench of Justice Arvind Singh Chandel. The matter has been posted for hearing on January 15.”
The petition filed by Jan Suraaj highlights “large-scale irregularities” during the exams. Kumar alleged, “We have highlighted large-scale irregularities in the exams held across the state, citing instances of people carrying mobile phones inside examination halls where there were no jammers. At many places, several examinees solved their question papers huddled together.”
The party also pointed out that these issues were not limited to isolated centers.
“Such irregularities were reported from many examination centres and not just Bapu Pariksha Parisar where many candidates had boycotted the tests, alleging that the question paper had been leaked,” he added.
Jan Suraaj’s plea to the Patna High Court includes two primary demands:
- Cancellation of the entire examination conducted on December 13.
- Action against officials responsible for the alleged irregularities.
“Hence, we have prayed for cancellation of the entire examination besides action against officials who may be responsible for the irregularities,” Kumar stated.
The competitive exams witnessed participation from around five lakh candidates at over 900 centers across Bihar. However, controversies arose when a re-examination was conducted for 1,200 candidates at the Bapu Pariksha Parisar center. This decision by BPSC has further fueled dissatisfaction among aspirants.
BPSC has consistently denied the allegations. The commission claimed that there was a “conspiracy” to get the exams canceled. However, several aspirants have expressed anger, alleging they were denied a “level-playing field” because of the selective re-examination.
Prashant Kishor has strongly supported the civil service aspirants and began his hunger strike on January 2, 2025. Despite warnings from doctors to end the fast and resume a normal diet, Kishor has remained firm.
His party issued a statement, saying he might consider ending the fast if Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar agreed to meet a delegation of the protesting aspirants.
“He could consider discontinuing the fast if Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar agreed to break the deadlock by having a word with a delegation of civil service aspirants,” the statement read.
The decision to conduct a re-exam for a limited number of candidates has intensified the protests. Aspirants argue that such actions deprive them of fairness in the competitive process. These allegations and protests have brought the examination process under scrutiny.
The next day will be the hearing scheduled for January 15, where the Patna High Court will address the petition filed by Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj party.
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