New Delhi: A day after accusing him of hijacking the ongoing protest of BPSC aspirants in Patna, former Bihar deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav now said that Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj Party was acting as the ‘B Team’ of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. The RJD leader said that said the protesters were ‘misled’ into marching towards Gandhi Maidan where they were lathicharged.
In a video message, Yadav also claimed that IPAC founder and his supporters abandoned and fled when police started use of force against the protesting BPSC aspirants .
“This movement was started by students. The nearly two week-long dharna at Gardani Bagh, where I also had gone recently, had caused the government to tremble. At this moment, came some elements acting as the government’s B team,” alleged Yadav, who is now the leader of the opposition.
“The protesters were misled into marching towards Gandhi Maidan, despite warnings from the administration against doing so. And, when the time to face lathi charge and water cannons came, those who had offered to lead the protests, chose to run away,” PTI quoted Tejashwi.
Prashant Kishor’s ultimatum to Bihar government on BPSC exam row
The Jan Suraaj Party on Monday issued an ultimatum to Nitish Kumar-led state government to decide on the ongoing protests by the BPSC aspirants. Kishor announced to sit on protest if the state government fails to sort out the issue and take action against the police officers responsible for carrying out lathicharge and water canon against protesting BPSC aspirants in Patna on Sunday.
On the reports that he was asked to leave the protest site, Kishor said that those confronting him were Congress workers.
I am not against protesting aspirants. I doesn’t matter to me if they (students) abuse me,” said Kishor.
Kishor added that he was not present at the protest site when police used force against the BPSC aspirants on Sunday in Patna.
MP Pappu Yadav meets Governor over BPSC issue
Independent Lok Sabha MP Pappy Yadav on Monday met state governor and discussed the BSPC issue. He said that the governor has assured him to discuss the issue with the government and concerned officials of the government.
