Patna student protest LIVE: Unreal scenes says CJP; BPSC protesters face water cannons in Patna, break into ‘rain dance’

Patna student protest LIVE: The Bihar government will organise monthly 'Student Support Camps' in educational institutions across the state to address students' complaints and suggestions, with authorities directed to ensure their final resolution within 30 days.

According to a press release issued by the Bihar Chief Minister's Office, Chief Minister Samrat Chaudhary inaugurated the first such camp at Bihar College of Engineering in Bidupur under the 'Sabka Samman, Jeevan Aasaan' campaign, part of the 'Saat Nishchay-3' initiative.

During the programme, Chaudhary interacted with students and sought feedback on the academic system, facilities and issues they were facing. He also inspected an information-cum-assistance counter set up at the college's administrative-cum-academic building.

Patna student protest LIVE: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) chief spokesperson Saurav Das on Tuesday said the "entire system is coming down crumbling" and questioned the government's handling of what he described as apathy, incompetence and corruption.

"Entire system is coming down crumbling. Unreal scenes in India. Apathy, incompetence, corruption were covered with Hindu-Muslim, anti-minority politics. But its expiry date has arrived. What will those in power do now?"

Patna student protest LIVE: Several policemen were injured after students pelted stones during a protest march towards the Bihar chief minister's residence on Tuesday, prompting police to use batons to disperse the agitators, officials said.

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 protesters.

Patna student protest LIVE: Bihar Education Minister Mithilesh Tiwari on Tuesday said the state government had addressed the issues raised by students during the BPSC aspirants' protest and maintained that its doors remained open for dialogue.

His remarks came as protesters continued to raise concerns over examination irregularities, recruitment delays and alleged paper leaks.

Tiwari said the government was committed to resolving issues faced by the state's youth in a timely manner and asserted that the student agitation was not the sole reason behind the government's actions.

"All the issues over which the students were staging a sit-in have been resolved. It is not as if the student agitation was the sole reason for this; it is the government's very intent to resolve the problems faced by our youth in a timely manner. We have addressed every issue raised by the youth. I was surprised to hear a person who has never even taken a board exam offering suggestions on examinations. That is why I would say to Tejashwi Yadav to enroll in a Bihar government school, pass the tenth-grade exam, and then come back to offer us suggestions on examinations," Tiwari said.

Patna student protest LIVE: Police detained several students in Patna as they marched from Gandhi Maidan towards Raj Bhavan, demanding the cancellation of the 70th BPSC examination.

(ANI)