Bihar Bandh over NEET Protests Sees Demonstrations Across Districts, Security Stepped Up
Left-wing student groups blocked roads and burned tyres as Bihar shutdown protests spread, while authorities tightened security and ordered private schools closed.
- On Saturday, July 25, 2026, members of left-wing student organizations including All India Students Association and Revolutionary Youth Association staged a statewide bandh across Bihar to protest the alleged NEET paper leak and police actions against demonstrators.
- Student groups organized the shutdown to demand the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan following the NEET paper leak and reported excessive police force against peaceful demonstrators in recent weeks.
- Authorities deployed around 1,700 police personnel across 40 sensitive locations in Nawada, while Patna officials implemented security measures including drone monitoring and school closures to maintain order during the protests.
- Demonstrations turned confrontational in Chhapra, where police utilized lathi charges to disperse crowds, while Janshakti Janata Dal president Tej Pratap Yadav joined protesters at Gandhi Maidan in Patna.
- Former MLA and CPI leader Amarjeet Kushwaha noted that student protests have continued at Delhi's Jantar Mantar for the past 26 days, warning that agitations will intensify if protesters' demands remain ignored.
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Stone‑Pelting, Tear Gas, Arrests Mark Bihar Bandh
Violent clashes erupted across Bihar during the statewide Bihar Bandh called by left‑wing student organisations over the NEET paper leak. In Patna and Aurangabad, police lathi-charged youths, fired tear gas, and detained protesters after stone‑pelting incidents.
Bihar Bandh Over NEET Row Turns Violent; Stone-Pelting, Lathi Charge, Arson Reported Across State
<p>The Bihar bandh called in protest against the alleged NEET paper leak witnessed widespread demonstrations across the state on Wednesday, with reports of stone-pelting, police lathi charges, road blockades and arson emerging from several districts. The shutdown, backed by student organisations and political parties, disrupted normal life in parts of Bihar as protesters intensified their demand for accountability over the examination controvers…
Bihar bandh: Protests rock state amid NEET row, clashes erupt; Tej Pratap Yadav detained
A statewide bandh occurred in Bihar over the alleged NEET paper leak. Left-wing student groups organized protests and blocked roads in several districts. Authorities increased security measures and deployed additional police personnel across the state. Protesters demanded the resignation of the Union education minister for the alleged leak. The bandh followed earlier violent clashes and stone-pelting in Patna.
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