Activists of the Indian National Students Union (NSUI) affiliated to the Congress protested against the ongoing intensive revision (SIR) in the electoral state of Bihar on Thursday. Subsequently, water showers were carried out on the workers and were taken into custody when they tried to remove barricades installed by the police in Patna. Congress leader Shakeel Ahmed Khan, who was present in the protest, criticized the State Government led by the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) for not responding to the rising unemployment and said that the state has reached a state of chaos and anarchy.
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The Congress leader told ANI that youth are demanding jobs and employment and are against migration. There is an atmosphere of chaos and chaos in Bihar. The government is unable to give answers and clarification, so now the Congress has no option but to protest. “Additional District Magistrate of Patna – Law System (ADM) Govind Pandey said that the road will have to be cleaned, otherwise the school buses will be stopped. He said that an ambulance is already trapped due to protests.
Patna’s ADM told ANI that the area is such that it is time for school buses to arrive, but there is no permission etc. We have to vacate the road, school buses and an ambulance are stopping from behind, if you look … everyone is being detained. During the protest, the NSUI activists were seen pushing the barricades imposed by the police and trying to climb them, while water showers were being done on them. Amidst the presence of heavy police force, the authorities dropped the barricades down and tried to push all the authorized protesters back which managed to break the barricades and stag on the spot.
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Earlier today, state opposition leaders protested in front of the Bihar Legislative Assembly on the issue of special intensive revision (SIR) exercises being conducted by the Election Commission (ECI) before the state elections to be held later this year. Bihar elections are expected to be held in October or November at the end of this year; However, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has not announced the official date. Even in Delhi, the Indian block staged a protest at the Parliament complex for the fourth consecutive day, where MPs gathered at Makar Gate and demanded to stop the practice.