AISA (All India Students Association) leader Sunil, in Allahabad, said that for nearly a month, the students have been agitating and demanding that the date for the Mains examination be postponed further. But neither the Commission paid any attention, nor the government did anything and the PCS examination started on June 18.

On June 19, the examination authorities gave wrong question paper to students by mistake. The authorities distributed the essay question paper in the first session whereas it was supposed to be given in the afternoon session. This flared up the students and they demonstrated against this mismanagement. Many people along with Richa Singh staged a dharna. Although the examination was cancelled, the government was not willing to hear them out. In this charged atmosphere, a bus was set on fire and many were arrested.

Richa Singh was jailed while the others were released. It is significant to mention that many office bearers of Allahabad students’ union along with its president Avnish Yadav are under arrest in other matters.

After Banaras Hindu University and Aligarh Muslim University, Allahabad University has once again been targeted by the state government.