The State Teacher Eligibility Test (STET) candidates’ protest took a violent turn on Tuesday as police began lathicharging the candidates. According to reports, a massive protest broke out at the Eco Park in Patna where STET candidates had gathered in large numbers to protest against the education minister of Bihar Vijay Kumar Choudhary.
The protest had been going on for the last 10 days in the city outside the Bihar School Examination Board. The STET candidates had gathered to demand jobs following which they reportedly marched towards Raj Bhawan and the residence of the education minister. It was learned that the protestors were allegedly planning to gherao the residence of Choudhary. The area was a VIP area and hence Section 144 had been implemented. As a result, police tried to control the situation and asked the protestors to disperse failing to which, they resorted to lathi-charge.
There were also reports that the protestors have allegedly heckled the staff of the examination board. However, as their protest turned violent on Tuesday, police had to take immediate action. According to sources, during the lathi charge, many protestors were injured.
Meanwhile, one STET candidate’s result went viral on social media after Bihar’s education
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