Suraaj party chief Prashant Kishor, on an indefinite hunger strike demanding the cancellation of a BPSC exam, was forcibly detained by Bihar police early Monday morning. This protest, deemed illegal by authorities,

The police also vacated Gandhi Maidan in Patna, where the strike was being held, after clashes with the protestors broke out.

The police took him to Patna AIIMS for a medical examination, news agency PTI reported, citing supporters of Kishor.

Prashant Kishor is demanding the cancellation of the 70th Combined Competitive Examination (CCE) held on December 13, following allegations of question paper leak.

Kishor began his hunger strike on Thursday, accusing the government of failing to address irregularities in the examination conducted on December 13. Despite BPSC denying the allegations, the Commission announced a re-examination for 12,000 candidates, a move Kishor claims is an “admission of wrongdoing”.

The supporters of Jan Suraaj chief Prashant Kishore clashed with Patna police after cops detained Kishor who was on an indefinite hunger strike in support of BPSC aspirants.

Kishor was sitting a hunger strike since Thursday to press for the cancellation of the integrated 70th combined (preliminary) competitive test conducted by the Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) on December 13.

A clash broke out between the Patna Police and supporters of the Jan Suraaj Party at Gandhi Maidan on Monday after police detained Prashant Kishor, the party’s chief. Kishor had been on an indefinite hunger strike,

Patna Police has vacated the place at Gandhi Maidan where Jan Suraaj chief Prashant Kishor was sitting on a fast-unto-death with the protestors

Patna Police detained Jan Suraaj chief Prashant Kishor during an indefinite hunger strike protesting the alleged Bihar Public Service Commission exam paper leak. He joined students at Gandhi Maidan demanding exam cancellation.