The Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party workers, led by State president C.P. Joshi and party State in-charge Arun Singh, staged a massive demonstration here on Tuesday to protest against the alleged institutional corruption and exam paper leaks under the Congress government. Police used water cannons to disperse the protesters near the State Secretariat.
The BJP leaders and workers began a march from the party’s State headquarters to the State Secretariat after a public meeting. The police stopped them at Statue Circle, as the traffic in the area was disrupted leading to congestion on the roads around the government offices. Mr. Joshi and other leaders were later detained when they attempted to lay siege to the Secretariat building.
Mr. Joshi said the high levels of corruption were visible in the recovery of money and gold from Yojana Bhawan recently, while the future of the youth was being destroyed with the constant leaks of government recruitment exam question papers. “Women are not feeling safe and corruption is rampant. This government should be uprooted in the [upcoming] Assembly election,” he said.
