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Bihar Police Baton-Charge Students After Protest Turns Violent

8/25/2026

Summary

Bihar Police Crackdown

Bihar Police used water cannons and a baton charge against student protesters in Patna.
Thousands of BPSC teacher-exam aspirants marched from Gandhi Maidan to the chief minister’s residence.
Protesters demanded a single-stage exam and cancellation of the earlier BPSC Combined Competitive Examination.
At Dak Bungalow crossing protesters broke barricades, stone-pelted police and injured several officers.
Opposition leader Tejashwi Yadav and CPI(ML) Liberation condemned police action and called for talks.

Summary

Choudhary Launches Shivir

Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary launched the Vidyarthi Sahyog Shivir at Bihar College of Engineering, Bidupur.
The shivir belongs to the Saat Nishchay-3 programme that seeks time-bound grievance resolution.
The government announced monthly camps on the fourth Tuesday at educational institutions.
Farmers with black flags joined students, prompting CRPF deployment at the site.
The Supreme Court formed a panel to investigate violence in recent youth exam protests.

History

Historical Context

Indira Gandhi declared a national emergency on 25 June 1975, prompting a June 12 Delhi baton charge and mass arrests that attracted United Nations criticism. The backlash propelled the Janata Party to victory in 1977, a precedent cited as Bihar’s Supreme Court panel revisits grievance-redress rules amid protests by Tejashwi Yadav and CPI(ML) Liberation.

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Bihar Police Crackdown

Bihar Police used water cannons and a baton charge against student protesters in Patna.
Thousands of BPSC teacher-exam aspirants marched from Gandhi Maidan to the chief minister’s residence.
Protesters demanded a single-stage exam and cancellation of the earlier BPSC Combined Competitive Examination.
At Dak Bungalow crossing protesters broke barricades, stone-pelted police and injured several officers.
Opposition leader Tejashwi Yadav and CPI(ML) Liberation condemned police action and called for talks.

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