Police lathicharge BPSC aspirants protesting outside CM Nitish Kumar's residence in Patna
An official said repeated requests were made for the protesters to vacate the area and that police resorted to 'mild lathicharge' when the protesters tried to breach the restricted area.
Protesters said several were injured in the lathicharge, including women. Police, however, denied claims of serious injuries.
The protest, which has been going on for months, is against the delays in realising the TRE-3 supplementary results, along with alleged irregularities, including form rejections, duplicate names in published results and a lack of transparency in the recruitment process.
This wasn't the first flare-up in the protest. Aspirants staged a 50-day protest earlier this year at Gardanibagh, which ended with promises from BPSC officials to address concerns. But the supplementary results were not released.
The TRE-3, held in July 2024 to fill 89,581 posts for primary, middle, and secondary school teachers, has been mired in controversy over transparency, with candidates demanding a review of rejected applications and clarity on unfilled seats.
Rashtriya Janata Dal leader and Leader of the Opposition in the Bihar Assembly, Tejashwi Yadav, criticised the government for the police action against the protesters.
'Brutally beating youth who are democratically raising their demands, committing injustice and atrocities, is the main hobby of the Nitish- BJP government. This incompetent government nurtures and protects criminals and corrupt people while it lathicharges students, youth, and the unemployed whenever it feels like it. Everyone will unite this time to change this 20-year-old incompetent, wayward, and useless NDA government, that is certain,' Tejashwi said.
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