Bihar cops use water cannons on march led by Tejashwi Yadav over paper leak, unemployment
The march, led by Tejashwi Yadav, was being held over issues including paper leaks, unemployment and problems faced by students and youth.
Bihar police deployed water cannons to disperse protesters during a march led by Tejashwi Yadav, the opposition leader in the Bihar Assembly, on Wednesday. The activist was arrested during the demonstration. The protest erupted following a controversy surrounding the use of an AK-47 rifle during a student protest in Siwan. The Bihar government claimed that the police constable, who discharged four rounds into the air from the weapon, had no injuries.
However, students are protesting against paper leaks, unemployment, and other issues affecting youth, according to ANI.
After the police used water cannons, Yadav stated that the government's response would not halt the movement. He asserted that the public had taken to the streets and the government would have to yield. "Such actions will not work," Yadav told ANI.
RJD MP Misa Bharti, who joined the march, questioned the reported usage of an AK-47 during the Siwan protest. She criticized the Bihar government for allegedly "killing the future of students." Bharti demanded that the government be held accountable for permitting the use of the AK-47 in a peaceful gathering.
RJD MP Manoj Jha, also present at the march, expressed the anger felt by students and young people across the country, particularly in Bihar. He emphasized that paper leaks and unemployment issues had become a recurring pattern, and young people no longer wished for mere rhetoric but sought tangible solutions. Jha stressed that the students and youth demanded concrete actions to address their concerns.
RJD MLA Alok Kumar Mehta joined the demonstration to present a memorandum to the Governor, highlighting the students' grievances, including the paper leak issue. He argued that the constitution vested the Governor with the responsibility of safeguarding the state's interests. Under the senior leadership of the RJD, Mehta led the youth and students of Bihar in submitting the memorandum to the Governor, demanding action on their behalf.
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