Student Union All India Students Association (AISA) and other youth organisations have called for a state-wide bandh on Friday over the alleged discrepancies in the Railway Recruitment Board’s NTPC stage 1 exam results.
All parties part of the Mahagathbandhan (grand alliance) have announced their support for the ‘Bihar Bandh’ and called by a clutch of student organisations against the alleged irregularities in RRB’s Non-Technical Popular Categories (RRB-NTPC) exam process.
In a joint statement issued here on Thursday, the RJD, Congress, CPI and CPI(M) said, “Bihar has the highest number of young people in the country and has the highest unemployment rate. Students are being cheated by the Central as well as Bihar governments.”
🔲 #Bihar: Protesters block roads in Patna in support of #bandh called by various political parties over alleged discrepancies in #RRBNTPC results
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Meanwhile, as many as four people have been arrested for pelting stones and vandalism at Rajendra Nagar Terminal in Bihar’s Patna for staging a protest in the matter, said Patna District Magistrate Chandrashekhar Singh on Thursday.
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Speaking to the reporters, Singh said, “4 people have been arrested for pelting stones and vandalism at Rajendra Nagar Terminal, Patna on January 24.” The DM further informed that the probe is on to find who provokes the students to take law into their own hands as six coaching institute teachers have been named by the arrested during interrogation.
“During the enquiry, 6 coaching institute teachers were named for provoking them. We’ve taken cognizance of some viral videos for probe,” he said.