NURSING STUDENTS OVERPOWER PATNA POLICE

NURSING STUDENTS OVERPOWER PATNA POLICE

26-AUG-ENG 2

RAJIV NAYAN AGRAWAL

PATNA--------------------------In the Bihar capital, Patna, the police had deployed their full force against students protesting the rules of the BPSC teacher recruitment exam. However, just a few kilometers away from Dakbungalow Crossing, the police had no inkling that the tables would turn on them. During the protest, nursing students overpowered the police and chased them down, beating them.

This incident occurred near Aryabhatta Knowledge University in Patna, where nursing students were protesting against irregularities in the results. The police resorted to a lathi-charge to disperse the students visible in front of them. However, they were unaware that while only a few students were immediately visible, a large number of others were present in the vicinity. You can see in the video how the police initially lathi-charged the students. However, the situation backfired when other students joined them in attacking the police.

The protesters snatched the police's batons and began using them against the officers themselves. Two policemen were injured and managed to save their lives by retreating into the campus. However, during the ensuing scuffle and chase, one officer fell just outside the campus gate. Agitated students immediately rained blows on him with batons. Amidst this, other protesting students intervened to stop the aggressive group and rescued the policeman from their clutches; he then managed to flee into the campus. Three policemen sustained injuries in the altercation. You can watch the video of the entire incident right below.

Meanwhile, in Patna, protesters—including candidates for the Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) Teacher Recruitment Exam (TRE-4) and members of various student organizations—broke through police barricades on Tuesday while attempting to lay siege to the Chief Minister's residence; the police responded by using water cannons to disperse them. As part of a pre-announced plan, a large number of students marched from Gandhi Maidan to Dakbungalow Crossing, where the police had set up barricades to halt them. Several protesters were detained by the police during the incident.

Holding the Tricolour, the protesting students scuffled with police personnel and broke the barricades at Dakbungalow Crossing. The students have been staging a sit-in protest at Gardanibagh in Patna for several weeks. Their key demands include the implementation of a standardized examination system for the BPSC TRE-4 and [reforms to] the recruitment process. includes ensuring transparency, conducting the pending recruitment examinations of the Bihar Staff Selection Commission (BSSC), and providing equal opportunities to Hindi-medium candidates. Protesting students also demanded the cancellation of the 70th BPSC Combined Competitive Examination, alleging irregularities.