Aspirants of BPSC met Bihar BJP President Dilip Jaiswal on Saturday to protest against cheating in the 70th BPSC exam. The meeting followed several reports and protests on matters concerning candidates especially when undergoing the exam.
Among them, Rohit said that Jaiswal has called this group to his house and promised to solve their problem. He argued that in two days, the students will be forced to massively protest on the streets of the country.
"But if nothing is done, then we will have to stage demonstrations. Our patience is running out. For our information, we want the Chairman of the BPSC to step down,” he said, noting that the BPSC had become more or less a nonesuch.
Rohit also claimed that the commission was not serious in the delay of delivering exam papers to the respective candidates. He then recommended that the BPSC should participate in a debate with the students in order to come to a resolution on the matter.
"Five students will sit with us, and they will sit with five members of their body. “ … but if they do lose then the Chairman should resign,” he said.
After interacting with the aspirants Dilip Jaiswal came on the media and said that all the students’ problems were conveyed to the government.
But he also urged them not to take the political angle to it since the BPSC is an autonomous corporation. To this, Jaiswal stressed that as much as the commission seeks to address issues affecting the students it should take the right decisions.
"The demands of the students need to be considered, and the body should think about the best course of action. If the students' concerns are found to be valid, then new decisions should be made," he said.
Earlier, on December 18, a protest was organised by the aspirants, demanding a re-examination of the 70th BPSC examination. The protest was fueled by dissatisfaction with the process and delays, with students expressing a lack of confidence in the BPSC's ability to conduct fair exams.
The aspirants are calling for transparency and accountability in the examination process, hoping that their concerns will be addressed in the coming days. The outcome of the meeting between Jaiswal and the aspirants remains to be seen, but the pressure on the BPSC to take action is mounting.
If the demands are not met, it seems likely that the students will intensify their protests, calling for a resolution to the issue that has caused much distress.