Candidates in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh have been protesting against the Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission for the last four days. Today the police has started forcefully removing the protesting students from outside the Commission. A large number of police are present at the spot and tension continues between the police and students at the protest site.
The police have taken many students to the police station. Student leader Ashutosh Pandey is also included in these. There is an atmosphere of tension at the spot. Barricading has been increased around the protest site. Apart from this, the police have sealed the protest site outside Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission in Prayagraj from three sides so that no one can go inside. Students are protesting outside the Commission regarding the one shift examination.
Even after explaining to the students…
Last night, Prayagraj DM Ravindra Kumar, Police Commissioner Tarun Gaba and Commission Secretary Ashok Kumar and many other officials reached Gate number two of the Public Service Commission to talk to the students. The DM tried to convince the students for about half an hour, but still no result was achieved.
Slogans were raised against the Chairman of the Commission
Earlier on Tuesday, students had protested against the commission by banging plates. Apart from this, Loot Service Commission was also written on the main gate of the commission. On Wednesday, some students carried posters of the Commission Chairman and raised slogans calling for him to be declared missing and a reward of Re 1 for anyone who finds him.
Since when has the protest been going on?
UP Public Service Commission has decided to conduct the PCS Prelims 2024 and RO/ARO Prelims 2023 exams in two shifts over two days. More than 20,000 competitive students have been protesting outside the Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) in Prayagraj since Monday against the commission’s decision.