Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Monday sharply criticised the BJP government led by Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta over the lathi charge on protesting Staff Selection Commission (SSC) aspirants at New Delhi’s Ramleela Maidan.
Kejriwal accused the government of using brute force to silence the voices of young candidates who had been protesting against irregularities in the SSC examination. He said the incident had not only suppressed the students but also attacked the principles of democracy.
The protesters, who have been demanding justice for months, were baton-charged on Saturday night, leaving several injured. Reports also suggested that media personnel were prevented from covering the demonstration, fuelling widespread outrage.
In a post on social media platform X, Kejriwal lashed out at the ruling party. “See the BJP’s dictatorship and thuggery… Open thuggery is rampant in the country. Those who question the BJP are silenced by ordering lathi charges against them. Anyone can be picked up and thrown into jail, any law can be changed whenever they want. If someone doesn’t vote for the BJP, their vote is cut,” he alleged.
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The students have been pressing for a re-examination, cancellation of the existing results, and strict action against those responsible for the irregularities.
“These students have been fighting for justice for months over the irregularities in the SSC exam. Instead of listening to their voices, they were beaten with batons in the darkness of the night. Imagine… the hands that should have been holding books yesterday now bear the marks of injuries. Media personnel were also stopped from covering the news,” Kejriwal said.
The SSC is a statutory body tasked with conducting recruitment examinations for posts in ministries, departments, and other government organisations.
The latest controversy centres around the Phase 13 examination, conducted between July 24 and August 1 across 194 centres in 142 cities. The process was marred by abrupt cancellations, software failures, biometric verification glitches, and erroneous centre allotments.
According to officials, nearly five lakh candidates appeared for the test. The disruptions triggered a surge of protests across Delhi last week, drawing thousands of aspirants to the streets and sparking a strong backlash on social media platforms.
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