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Bihar SI Aspirants Protest Cancellation, Demand Recruitment Restart
People hoping to become police sub-inspectors in Bihar held a march in Patna.
They had passed earlier tests and were waiting to take a physical fitness test.
The commission cancelled the written mains exam on September 23, saying there were unavoidable reasons.
It did not give a specific explanation in the reports.
The candidates want the recruitment process to start again and want dates for the next tests.
They marched from Gandhi Maidan toward the chief minister’s home.
Police stopped them at JP Golambar.
Some protesters said they had spent more than a year preparing.
The commission had not announced a new date.
Police sub-inspector aspirants marched in Patna on Monday, October 5, seeking withdrawal of the mains examination cancellation.
The march began at Gandhi Maidan and was stopped by police at JP Golambar before reaching the chief minister’s residence.
The Bihar Police Subordinate Services Commission cancelled the mains exam for 1,799 posts on September 23, citing “unavoidable reasons.”
Candidates who passed preliminary and mains exams said they were preparing for the physical test and wanted the recruitment process resumed.
The commission had not announced a new examination date; earlier protests had called for cancellation and alleged examination irregularities.
- Who
- Bihar police sub-inspector aspirants, including protesters Raunak Kumar and Nidhi.
- What
- They marched to demand that the cancellation of the mains examination be withdrawn and recruitment resume.
- Where
- Patna, Bihar; protesters were stopped at JP Golambar while marching from Gandhi Maidan.
- When
- Monday, October 5; the examination was cancelled on September 23.
- Why
- The aspirants said they had passed earlier stages, were preparing for the physical test, and wanted the recruitment process and test dates restored.
Aspirants’ position
Commission and other complainants
Whether the cancellation should stand
Aspirants’ position
Aspirants who passed the preliminary and mains examinations want the recruitment process resumed and dates for the physical test announced.
Commission and other complainants
The BPSSC cancelled the mains examination, citing “unavoidable reasons”; the reports do not provide a more specific explanation from the commission.
Concerns about the examination
Aspirants’ position
Raunak Kumar alleged that the government yielded to pressure from unsuccessful candidates and said no concrete reason for cancellation was provided.
Commission and other complainants
A group of aspirants had previously protested and alleged irregularities in the examination, seeking cancellation and a fresh exam.
Key facts
- Recruitment vacancies
- 1,799 sub-inspector posts
- Commission
- Bihar Police Subordinate Services Commission (BPSSC)
- Cancellation date
- September 23
- Commission's stated reason
- “Unavoidable reasons”; no specific explanation was given in the reports.
- Mains examination date
- May 27, held in two shifts
- Protest route
- Gandhi Maidan toward the chief minister’s residence; stopped at JP Golambar
- Next exam date
- No fresh date had been announced.
Quotes
Raunak Kumar
A Police Sub-Inspector recruitment protester
“We passed the preliminary and mains examinations, and were preparing for the physical test. However, the examination was abruptly cancelled. No concrete reason was provided.”
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“Our demand is that the recruitment process be resumed immediately and dates for the physical examination be announced.”
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Sources
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