Archive · 16 Aug 2026
Pappu Yadav Hunger Strike Demands 70th BPSC Exam Scrapped
Pappu Yadav is a member of Parliament in India.
He is very upset because a big government exam called the BPSC was not fair.
Students say the exam paper was leaked, which means some people may have seen it before the test.
Some students also think people who study in English get a bigger advantage than people who study in Hindi.
Mr. Yadav wants the exam to be cancelled and taken again, fresh and fair.
To show how serious he is, he stopped eating and started a hunger strike.
Other students had already been on a hunger strike for 13 days.
They are all protesting in a city in Bihar named Patna.
Mr. Yadav also said PM Narendra Modi called educated young people a mean name.
The students hope their protest makes the government listen and fix the problems.
Independent MP Pappu Yadav began a hunger strike in Patna on Sunday, August 16, demanding that the 70th BPSC exam be scrapped and re-conducted afresh.
Research scholars, along with BPSC and BSSC aspirants, have been protesting in Patna's Gardanibagh area, with scholars on hunger strike for 13 days.
Yadav alleged marking inconsistencies in the 70th BPSC exam, frequent question paper leaks, and police brutality against protesting students.
He said the government itself accepted that the 70th BPSC question paper had leaked, and that weightage favours English-medium candidates over Hindi-medium ones, contrary to UGC and NET rules.
Yadav accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of labelling educated youth as 'intellectual Naxals' in his Independence Day speech.
- Who
- Lok Sabha MP Pappu Yadav, research scholars, and BPSC and BSSC exam aspirants in Bihar; PM Narendra Modi was also criticised by Yadav.
- What
- A hunger strike and student protest over alleged irregularities in the 70th BPSC examination, demanding the exam be scrapped and re-conducted.
- When
- Sunday, August 16; research scholars had already been on hunger strike for the last 13 days.
- Where
- Gardanibagh area of Patna, Bihar.
- Why
- Over an admitted question paper leak, marking inconsistencies, disproportionate English weightage, and alleged police brutality against protesting students.
Protesters and Pappu Yadav
Bihar Government and Centre
Validity of the 70th BPSC exam
Protesters and Pappu Yadav
The exam should be scrapped and re-conducted because the question paper leaked and there were marking inconsistencies.
Bihar Government and Centre
The exam has not been cancelled; instead, the education minister has proposed introducing the UPSC mains pattern in BPSC exams.
Language weightage in exams
Protesters and Pappu Yadav
Disproportionate weightage for English-medium candidates over Hindi-medium ones is contrary to UGC and NET rules and unfair.
Bihar Government and Centre
The government currently accords this weightage in its exams and has not announced any revision to the rules.
'Intellectual Naxals' remark
Protesters and Pappu Yadav
Yadav condemned PM Modi for labelling all of the country's educated youth as 'intellectual Naxals'.
Bihar Government and Centre
Modi said in his Independence Day speech that while armed Naxals are eliminated, the country must identify and isolate intellectual Naxals.
- Protesting MP
- Independent MP Pappu Yadav, who supports the INDIA bloc
- Location
- Gardanibagh area, Patna, Bihar
- Core demand
- Scrap and re-conduct the 70th BPSC (Bihar Public Service Commission) exam
- Hunger strike length
- Research scholars on hunger strike for 13 days
- Government admission
- Accepted that the 70th BPSC question paper had leaked
- Key allegations
- Marking inconsistencies, recurring question paper leaks, police brutality, excess English weightage
- Other concerns
- Assistant professor recruitment rules, TRE-4 exam notification, UPSC mains pattern proposal
- Political context
- PM Narendra Modi's Independence Day speech used the term 'intellectual Naxals'
