Tejashwi Yadav detained during RJD protest against police crackdown, AK-47 use

Later in a post on X, Tejashwi said: “Ye yuva hosle hain, paani ki bauchharon se, tumhare atyacharon se, goli ki bauchharon se haar maane wale nahi hain (these are youthful spirits, who will not accept defeat against your water cannons, tyranny, and bullet sprays).”

Even though the Bihar government has removed the Siwan DM and SP, Tejashwi, who is also the leader of Opposition in the Assembly, demanded to know on whose order a police constable had fired an AK-47 and how the assault rifle was allowed to be carried during a civilian protest. Calling his Lok Bhavan march a “clarion call”, Tejashwi posted on X: “A clarion call for justice has risen, the youth’s roar has risen! Long live the unity of the youth. We will now bring the revolution!”

Tejashwi had also expressed solidarity with students protesting against the Bihar Public Service Commission’s (BPSC) recent notification to fill 32,388 teacher vacancies. He met protesting students at Gardanibagh on Tuesday. Students demanded the rollback of the two-tier examination system (prelims and mains) in Teacher Recruitment Examination-4 (TRE-4), urging the BPSC to revert to the single-examination pattern used in the previous three TREs. Students have threatened to intensify their protest if the BPSC doesn’t roll back the two-tier format for TRE-4, the applications for which open on September 1.

Dilip Kumar, a student leader, told The Indian Express: “It is a question of fair play and parity. When BPSC held single examinations for the last three recruitments, why are two examinations being held for TRE-4?” Kundan Kumar, another student leader, added: “The state government must plug gaps in its examination and recruitment systems to avoid protests like those at Jantar Mantar and in Jharkhand.”

Protesting students are also demanding that the state government implement a domicile policy that prioritises Bihar candidates for state vacancies.

The ongoing protests at Gardanibagh also include PhD holders, research scholars, and guest faculty opposing the proposed ‘Assistant Professor Recruitment Rules 2026’. Protesters alleged that the state government is deviating from UGC norms by modifying its scoring criteria instead of strictly following the UGC 2018 Regulations, which standardise marks for academic credentials. Candidates fear this creates an unfair and subjective selection process. They also expressed concern that the state is shifting toward temporary contractual positions rather than offering regular, permanent faculty jobs.