Jan Suraaj Party chief Prashant Kishor on Monday was granted 'unconditional bail' by a court in Patna, hours after he was sent to Beur jail for refusing to pay bail bond.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah paid obeisance to Guru Gobind Singh at his birth anniversary (also called Prakash Parv) at Gurdwara Rakab Ganj Sahib in the national capital on Monday.
Jan Suraaj leader Prashant Kishor who was arrested on Monday morning over the Bihar Civil Services (BPSC) exam protest said that he refused to sign the bail order and is ready to go to jail.
Patna District Magistrate Chandrashekhar Singh on Monday said that the protest that took place in the Gandhi Maidan area by Jan Suraaj chief Prashant Kishor and others against the alleged Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) exam paper leak was illegal and that an FIR had been lodged again
Tensions escalated as a clash broke out between the Patna police and supporters of Jan Suraaj chief Prashant Kishor near the Gandhi Maidan area, following the detention of the Jan Suraaj chief during his indefinite hunger strike seeking action against the alleged BPSC exam paper leak earl
Kishor was responding to the remarks made by the former Bihar Deputy Chief Minister. He said that Yadav should have led the protest instead of him because he remains the leader of opposition (LoP).
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today launched a veiled criticism of the Lalu Prasad Yadav-led government, saying that before Kumar's party, Janata Dal (United)-led government was formed in 2005, 'Bihar ki halat kaafi kharab thi.'
Jan Suraaj leader Prashant Kishor backed BPSC protesters, urging the government to address student concerns. He criticized the re-examination as an admission of irregularities and said that the Chief Minister must meet students to resolve the issue.
"The BPSC protests were started by the non-serious candidates. Since the examination was cancelled, we had to take their re-exam anyway and we had been trying to get it done immediately.." Singh said speaking to ANI.