JAIPUR: Members of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) demanding the resignation of education minister Govind Singh Dotasra were lathicharged by the police on Thursday.
Protesting against the alleged role of Dotasra in the Rajasthan Eligibility Examination for Teachers (REET) paper leak, the students went on a hunger strike since 9am in front of the Jaipur Commissionerate.
The agitators said the minister betrayed the unemployed youth of the state.
ABVP state secretary Hushyar Singh Meena said, "We were protesting peacefully, but the police lathi-charged us. Many were detained and injured. We were demanding the education minister’s resignation given the fact that he has a connection with the REET exam paper leak."
In a video widely shared on social media, one student was seen showing is bleeding arm after the lathi-charge.
Around 20 students were detained by the police. However, the students said they will keep their movement alive. TOI tried to contact DCP south Harendra Mahavar, who denied the lathi-charge.
"Police officials were on duty since morning. We just requested the students to call off the protest as it was late and the students slowly dispersed. We neither used any force against the students nor anyone was injured," said Mahavar.
