From Roshanpura To DPI, Teacher Protests Spread Across Bhopal As Traffic Crawls

Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh experienced a wave of teacher protests on Monday, with demonstrations occurring at five different locations across the city. These protesters attempted to march towards the Directorate of Public Instruction (DPI) and the Chief Minister's residence, causing disruptions to traffic at two significant points and inconveniencing commuters.

While teachers have often staged road protests for their demands, this incident marked a rare occurrence where multiple groups of educators took to the streets simultaneously.

At Roshanpura Square, Class-1 teacher aspirants, who had been protesting at Neelam Park for 43 days, tried to march towards the Chief Minister's House. However, the police blocked their path with barricades. In response, the protesters sat on the road and raised slogans, causing traffic congestion around the busy intersection. A similar scene unfolded at Board Office Square, where a group of selected Class-3 teacher candidates took to the road during their protest, further impeding vehicular movement and causing inconvenience to commuters.

In another part of the city, a group of teachers was staging a sit-in protest at Neelam Park over the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET). Teachers from Bhopal and Narmadapuram divisions joined in the protest on Monday. At the DPI office, Class-3 teacher aspirants continued their agitation, which had entered its 46th day. Additionally, Narendra Rajput's hunger strike reached its 26th day, and aspirant Deepti Singh Thakur was scheduled to embark on a cycle journey from Bhopal to Delhi, with several aspirants expected to join her.

Meanwhile, guest faculty members from government colleges were gathering at Neelam Park, after resuming their agitation on October 4. They aimed to intensify the protest and march towards the Chief Minister's residence. Additionally, World Meningitis Day 2026 saw a surge in cases in Madhya Pradesh, with neurologists in Bhopal reporting seven to eight patients daily.