‘BJP is turning police into weapons to evade accountability’: Rahul Gandhi on Bihar stir

'BJP is turning police into weapons to evade accountability': Rahul Gandhi on Bihar stir Students and job aspirants in Bihar are protesting at Gardanibagh over recruitment examinations and administration jobs.

Key points

• 2 min read New Delhi Aug 27, 2026 05: 20 AM IST.
• The controversy over BPSC (Bihar Public Service Commission) exams is not of today.
• Students and job aspirants in Bihar are protesting at Gardanibagh over recruitment examinations and administration jobs.
• Gandhi remarked the students in Bihar have a highly straightforward question: Why are there irregularities in recruitment exams?
• In Siwan, there was even firing on protesters with an AK-47, he remarked.

2 min read New Delhi Aug 27, 2026 05: 20 AM IST. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. (File Photo).

Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday hit out at the BJP-led administration in Bihar over the student protests in the state, and accused the administration of weaponising the police to evade accountability.

Students and job aspirants in Bihar are protesting at Gardanibagh over recruitment examinations and administration jobs. The protesters' demands include a proposed fourth Teacher Recruitment Examination (TRE-4), including a single-stage PT-mains examination, removal of negative marking, and 100% domicile-based recruitment.

Gandhi remarked the students in Bihar have a highly straightforward question: "Why are there irregularities in recruitment exams? Why no action on allegations of paper leaks? And how long will this tampering with the future of the youth continue?" he remarked in a post on X. Dispute, domicile, and 'dog': What's behind fresh student protests in Bihar.

"The controversy over BPSC (Bihar Public Service Commission) exams is not of today. Students have been on the streets for a long time over the recruitment process, exam pattern, delays, and transparency. But instead of answering (them), what is the administration doing? It's wielding batons and water cannons. It's taking students into custody, " Gandhi remarked.

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"This is not just a question of police action; this is a question of the mindset of the BJP administration. It has no answers. That is why it is turning the police into a weapon to evade accountability, " Gandhi continued, in a post on X in Hindi.

"You can't snatch away someone's future by instilling fear. The students of Bihar will keep asking questions. And now, it's not just answers they want; they demand accountability, " Gandhi remarked.

Fresh tensions had broken out in Patna on Tuesday (August 25) as hundreds of protesters marched from Gandhi Maidan towards Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary's residence, breaking through barricades and clashing with security personnel at Dak Bungalow Chowk. © The Indian Express Pvt Ltd.

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