Unaware of baton charge on BSSC job aspirants, says Bihar CM Nitish Kumar

PATNA: A day after the police baton-charge on BSSC aspirants in Patna, leading to huge outrage among all sections, CM Nitish Kumar, who was in Bettiah on Thursday on his Samadhan Yatra, said that he is unaware of the incident. Interacting with mediapersons in West Champaran, the CM asked about the incident and where it happened. Then, he looked at the officers behind him and said that he will look into the matter. His reaction may trigger outrage among students beaten up in severe cold weather while the CM inister admitted that he was unaware of it, despite the incident taking place in the state capital. The BSSC aspirants started a protest march from Patna College and was heading towards Raj Bhavan. When the march reached Dak Bungalow Chowk, police, present in large numbers there, tried to stop them and then carried out a baton charge, leaving several protesters injured. The BSSC aspirants were demanding cancellation of all three examinations held on December 23 as the question papers were leaked on social media.