{"id":16819,"date":"2026-08-26T10:31:35","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T10:31:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=16819"},"modified":"2026-08-26T10:31:35","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T10:31:35","slug":"questions-dont-stop-with-batons-rahul-gandhi-attacks-bihar-govt-over-bpsc-protests-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=16819","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Questions don&#8217;t stop with batons&#8217;: Rahul Gandhi attacks Bihar govt over BPSC protests | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133537335,imgsize-1048071,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/rahul-gandhi-ani-photo.jpg\" alt=\"'Questions don't stop with batons': Rahul Gandhi attacks Bihar govt over BPSC protests\" title=\"Rahul attacks Samrat Choudhary govt over BPSC row\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Rahul attacks Samrat Choudhary govt over BPSC row\">Rahul attacks Samrat Choudhary govt over BPSC row<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday waded into Bihar\u2019s escalating BPSC row, questioning the Samrat Choudhary-led government over allegations of exam irregularities and paper leaks.<!-- --> He referred to the police crackdown on protesting students, saying, \u201cquestions don&#8217;t stop with batons.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"3\"\/>His statement came a day after a clash broke out between students and police in Bihar&#8217;s capital, with police using water cannons and barricades to stop the protesters from marching.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"5\"\/>Rahul described it as a \u201cstraightforward\u201d question on behalf of Bihar\u2019s students and posted on X: \u201cWhy the irregularities in recruitment exams? Why no action on allegations of paper leaks? And how long will this tampering with the future of the youth continue?\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"7\"\/>He then targeted the long-standing BJP-JD(U)-led government in Bihar, saying, \u201cThe controversy over BPSC exams is not of today. <!-- -->Students have been on the streets for a long time over the recruitment process, exam pattern, delays, and transparency.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>The Lok Sabha leader of opposition also referred to the use of an AK-47 by a security personnel during a student protest in Bihar, that took place earlier, coinciding with student protests Delhi and nationwide over NEET fiasco.<\/p>\n<div data-type=\"in_view\" class=\"  \">\n<div class=\"LEzX4\">\n<div class=\"PmOGb\">\n<p class=\"PSf84\">Share your thoughts in the comments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Insightful<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Agree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Disagree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Skeptical<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Concerning<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Promising<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Worth Reading<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Big Development<\/button><\/p>\n<p><textarea class=\"T9MbS\" rows=\"1\" placeholder=\"Add your Thoughts...\"\/><button type=\"button\" class=\"ZW6JD \" disabled=\"\">Post Comment<\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"swnca\">Be respectful \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatimes.com\/termsandcondition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"gkv0P\">TOI community guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>\u201cBut instead of answering, what is the government doing? It&#8217;s wielding batons and water cannons. It&#8217;s taking students into custody. In Siwan, there was even firing with an AK 47 on protesters,\u201d the former Congress chief said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/>He added in his post: \u201cThis is not just a question of police action. This is a question of the mindset of that BJP government, which has no answers &#8211; and that&#8217;s why it&#8217;s turning the police into a weapon to evade accountability.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"23\"\/>\u201cThe BJP government should understand this &#8211; questions don&#8217;t stop with batons. You can&#8217;t snatch away someone&#8217;s future by instilling fear,\u201d the Rae Bareli added.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"25\"\/>Bihar students had marched towards Raj Bhavan and chief minister Samrat Choudhary&#8217;s residence to stage a \u201cgherao\u201d, but faced police barricading and some of them were detained in Patna.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/questions-dont-stop-with-batons-rahul-gandhi-attacks-bihar-govt-over-bpsc-protests\/articleshow\/133537210.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rahul attacks Samrat Choudhary govt over BPSC row NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday waded into Bihar\u2019s escalating BPSC row, questioning the Samrat Choudhary-led government over allegations of exam irregularities and paper leaks. 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