First, Delhi. Then, Jharkhand. Now, Bihar. Protesting students broke through police barricades in their bid to gherao the Bihar Chief Minister's residence in Patna as the police used water cannons to disperse the agitators.

A large number of BPSC (Bihar Public Service Commission) job aspirants, along with other students, began their pre-announced march from Patna's Gandhi Maidan and reached the Dak Bungalow crossing, where police detained several individuals.

The students, many of whom were carrying the national flag in their hands, jostled with the police and broke through barricades at the Dak Bungalow crossing, following which the police used water cannons and the agitators broke into a 'rain dance'. Several students also threw stones, police said.

Heavy police deployment has been ensured at all major intersections in the city. Additional forces, including CRPF and RAF personnel, were deployed at Dak Bungalow crossing.

Bihar Students Break Barricades, Stones Thrown, Cops Use Water CannonsBihar Leader of Opposition Tejashwi Yadav wrote a letter to Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary regarding the ongoing BPSC examination row, urging him not to ignore the protesters' demands and engage in constructive dialogue to find an immediate resolution of the matter.

First, Delhi. Then, Jharkhand. Now, Bihar. Protesting students broke through police barricades in their bid to gherao the Bihar Chief Minister's residence in Patna as the police used water cannons to disperse the agitators.

A large number of BPSC (Bihar Public Service Commission) job aspirants, along with other students, began their pre-announced march from Patna's Gandhi Maidan and reached the Dak Bungalow crossing, where police detained several individuals.

The students, many of whom were carrying the national flag in their hands, jostled with the police and broke through barricades at the Dak Bungalow crossing, following which the police used water cannons and the agitators broke into a 'rain dance'. Several students also threw stones, police said.

Heavy police deployment has been ensured at all major intersections in the city. Additional forces, including CRPF and RAF personnel, were deployed at Dak Bungalow crossing.

The students have been protesting at Patna's Gardanibagh area for weeks, with their main demands including a single-tier examination in BPSC-TRE 4, transparency in the recruitment process, recruitment exams by the Bihar Staff Selection Commission (BSSC) and fair opportunities for Hindi-medium candidates.

Citing irregularities in the 70th BPSC exams, the protesting students demanded that the exam be cancelled.

Source: ndtv