‘Attempt To Kill Him’: Supporter Claims Prashant Kishor Punched In Face By Police At 3.30 Am
A supporter of Prashant Kishor has claimed that police punched the Jan Suraaj Party founder in the face while he was being arrested during his fast unto death in Patna. The supporter alleged that police came to Gandhi Maidan at 3.30 am, lathi-charged people sleeping there and punched Prashant Kishor. “It was an attempt to kill Prashant Kishor…was he doing any criminal activity?” the supporter asked.
“Prashant Kishor was fighting for the people of Bihar, for the students…The government is afraid of this unity…Physical violence against him is condemnable…We don’t know where he has been taken…We are asking but no one is telling us where he has been taken,” he added.
Prashant Kishor Arrested In Patna
Prashant Kishor, who has been on a fast unto death to press the demand for cancellation of a BPSC exam, was arrested in the early hours of Monday. Patna police cleared the place in Gandhi Maidan where Kishor was on the hunger strike.
The Jan Suraaj Party said the police took Prashant Kishor to AIIMS. “He has been isolated from all the people. Prashant Kishor has refused to undergo any treatment and has continued his hunger strike,” the party said.
Prashant Kishor is pressing for the demand for cancellation of the integrated 70th combined (preliminary) competitive test conducted by the Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) on December 13. However, BPSC had ordered the retest for a select group of candidates who had appeared in the December 13 exam, which was embroiled over allegations of question paper leak. The retest was held on Saturday at 22 centres here.
The re-exam took place at 22 centres in Patna. Out of a total of 12,012 candidates, around 8,111 aspirants had downloaded their admit cards. However, 5,943 students appeared for the retest on Saturday. The retest was held peacefully at all centres without report of any misconduct and malpractices, the BPSC said in a statement issued on Saturday.
