The Speaker urged the agitating members and Leader of

the Opposition to maintain order in the House but his repeated pleas failed to stop the protesting MLAs.

Later outside the House, former Chief Minister and BJP's ally Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) President Jitan Ram Manjhi attacked the Grand Alliance government over the issue.

Manjhi, during whose tenure BSSC Chairman Sudhir Kumar, who is under arrest now in connection with the paper leak issue, was the Home Secretary, told reporters that his arrest reflects the "vindictive" attitude of the government.

"I have some papers which I will make public in a day or two regaring ministers and other members of Grand Alliance government sending recommendation to BSSC Chairman in favour of their candidates in the exam for recruitment of clerks," Manjhi said.

Inspector General of Police N H Khan who had come to the Assembly, in reply to repeated queries of mediapersons on the paper leak issue, said the inquiry was moving ahead in the "right direction".

Meanwhile, IAS officers wore black ribbon while attending duty to continue with their protest against colleague Sudhir Kumar whom they described as an "honest" officer.

Vivek Kumar Singh, state IAS Association Secretary, said they would continue to protest against the BSSC Chairman's arrest.

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