Patna Police Detains Prashant Kishor Amid Hunger Strike Over BPSC Exam

By Fnf correspondent | PUBLISHED: 06, Jan 2025, 12:48 pm IST | UPDATED: 06, Jan 2025, 12:48 pm IST

New Delhi: Jan Suraaj chief Prashant Kishor was detained by the Patna Police in the early hours of Monday when he was sitting on an indefinite hunger strike at Gandhi Maidan against the alleged BPSC exam paper leak.

Later, the Patna Police also vacated the place at Gandhi Maidan where Jan Suraaj chief Prashant Kishor was sitting on a fast-unto-death with the protestors.

Kishor, who began a fast-unto-death on January 2 in support of protesting students demanding the cancellation of the Bihar Public Service Commission exam due to alleged irregularities, was detained and taken away by the police in an ambulance. Before his detention, the Jan Suraaj chief announced that the party would file a petition in the High Court on January 7 regarding the BPSC irregularities.

It is not a matter of decision for us whether we will continue this (protest) or not. We will continue doing what we are doing now, there will be no change in it...We (Jan Suraaj Party) will file a petition in the High Court on the 7th," said Prashant Kishor, ANI reported.

On Sunday, Prashant Kishor joined the protesting students at Gandhi Maidan in Patna. He also called on Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav, a prominent figure and the Leader of Opposition (LoP), to take charge of the protest.

He (Tejashwi Yadav) is a tall leader. He is also the LoP. He should have led the protests. I have been telling them to lead the protest. We will step aside. He said that he was coming to Gandhi Maidan with five lakh people. Students (and their issues) should be talked about. Politics can happen whenever. We don't have any party banner here. We care about the agenda of the students," the Jan Suraaj founder said, ANI reported.

"This is not a dharna. This is the passion of the people of Bihar to better their conditions, to secure a better future. In this cold weather, some are singing and you can see people from across the board sitting here. I am tired of answering accusations. Look around, and spot the vanity van if you can. We will sleep here too," Kishor added.