Protests over the NEET paper leak continued across several states on Thursday, with demonstrators demanding a thorough investigation and the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.
In Katihar, Bihar, police carried out a lathi-charge after protesting students attempted to enter the District Magistrate’s office. According to officials, stones and bricks were thrown when police tried to stop the crowd.
Meanwhile, in Gurugram, Haryana, Congress workers clashed with police during a protest over the paper leak issue.
Bihar: Students took to the streets near Patna College
In Begusarai, protesters gheraoed the Collectorate. Students climbed onto the gate. The police kept appealing to everyone to step back.
Students again took to the streets near Patna College. Ashok Rajpath has been blocked. A short while later, the police detained the students. They are being taken away in buses. During this, a protesting student said that until Dharmendra Pradhan resigns, we will not back down.
Police have lathi-charged protesters in Katihar.
Students are protesting on Ashok Rajpath in Patna.
A large number of students have taken to the streets in Munger.
Clashes during Congress protest in Raipur: Stones and bottles thrown at police, 16 officers injured
Violence broke out during a Congress protest outside Rajiv Bhawan in Raipur, Chhattisgarh, with protesters allegedly throwing stones, glass bottles, wooden objects and shoes at police personnel.
Police said 16 officers and personnel were injured in the clashes. Following the incident, Khamhardih police registered a case against 12 Congress leaders and workers, accusing them of attacking police during the protest.
Haryana: Congressmen clashed with police in Gurugram; Students left classes and took to the streets at Kurukshetra University
Protests against the lathi-charge on students in Delhi have intensified in Haryana. Opposition parties and youth organizations are taking to the streets. Sit-ins and demonstrations have started in several districts.
Police stopped Congress leaders and workers, who were going to submit a memorandum at the Mini Secretariat in Gurugram, at the gate itself. This led to a scuffle between the police and Congress leaders. Following this, Congressmen started raising slogans against the government. After this, the Congressmen removed the barricades placed there and reached the DC office.
Meanwhile, students at Kurukshetra University are leaving classes and taking out a protest march. In view of this, the university’s second gate has been closed and security has been increased.
Scuffle between Congress workers and police over entering the DC office in Gurugram.
Farmers taking out a protest march in Yamunanagar against the Delhi lathi-charge.
