Heartfelt outrage

The ongoing protests against alleged irregularities in the Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) examinations have captured attention nationwide.

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Prominent opposition leaders have lent their voices to the aggrieved candidates. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, too, visited the protest site at Gardanibagh, Patna, to express solidarity with students demanding a re-examination. His gesture of sitting among the protestors and patiently listening to their grievances—with the assurance to raise the issue in Parliament—is laudable as long as his motivation is genuine vis-à-vis political.

The controversy came into being following BPSC’s preliminary examination for its 70