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Bihar government using police to evade accountability, says Rahul Gandhi

Students in Bihar are asking simple questions, the Congress leader says — why are there irregularities in recruitment examinations, why has no action been taken on allegations of paper leaks, and how long would the government continue to ‘tamper with the future’ of the youth

Bihar government using police to evade accountability, says Rahul Gandhi

Rahul Gandhi, the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, has accused the BJP-led government in Bihar of employing the police to quash student protests, rather than addressing concerns about irregularities in recruitment exams. This criticism arose following the emergence of a viral video showing a six-year-old boy being taken away by the police during a demonstration in Patna.

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