Aspirants stage a protest against UPPSC, demanding the implementation of ‘Single Day, Single Sheet’ exams, in Prayagraj, on November 14, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI The recent Prayagraj student protest against the Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission’s examination format has gained traction in the political arena, with Opposition political parties co-opting it into their campaign for the upcoming Assembly bypolls in the State. This is a chance to teach the BJP-led government a tough lesson for forcing students to protest, Samajwadi Party leaders said. Connecting the protest to the alleged lack of employment opportunities, the Opposition alleged that there is continuing discrimination against students from Dalit, minority and backward class communities in the State even 75 years after Independence, due to the casteist mindset of the ruling party. “Go and see any [U.P.] university; still, more than 15% of people from PDA [Pichda, Dalit and minority] families are not getting appointments. This government is also discriminating in the posting of officers,” SP president Akhilesh Yadav said on Thursday, addressing an election rally in Phulpur. ‘Deliberate …