Police lathi-charge BPSC TRE 3.0 aspirants protesting outside Bihar CM’s residence over discrepancies

Police resorted to lathi-charge on Tuesday to disperse aspirants of the Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) Teacher Recruitment Exam (TRE) 3.0, who were protesting outside Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s official residence in Patna. The aspirants entered a restricted area, demanding the release of supplementary results and resolution of discrepancies in the declared examination outcomes.

Visuals from the protest site showed security forces using batons to remove male protestors and forcefully evicting women protestors from the vicinity of the CM's residence. Some protestors alleged that women were also subjected to baton-charging, though no official confirmation has been provided on the extent of injuries or detentions during the police action.

The controversy surrounds the BPSC TRE 3.0 recruitment process, where 87,774 teaching posts were advertised. However, results were declared for only 66,000 candidates, leaving around 21,000 vacancies unexplained. Additionally, aspirants reported irregularities in the published results, including instances where a single candidate appeared in three different merit lists.

One woman protestor stated, “Supplementary result should be released. Vacancies come again and again but the seats remain vacant. If the government has the supplementary result, then why is it not being released.” This demand has been a consistent point of contention among aspirants who have repeatedly sought clarification from authorities over unfilled vacancies.

This is not the first time such protests have occurred. In March, BPSC TRE 3.0 aspirants had staged a sit-in for over 50 days in Patna over similar concerns. Although the Bihar Governor had met a delegation of aspirants and assured them of taking necessary steps, the matter escalated further. A plea had reached the Supreme Court challenging the exam process, but it was dismissed, with the court choosing not to interfere.