Overview
- Aspirants for Bihar's TRE-3.0 teacher recruitment exam staged a sit-in outside Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's residence, demanding supplementary results for unfilled posts.
- Police resorted to baton-charging the protesters after they entered the high-security zone where demonstrations are prohibited.
- The TRE-3.0 exam, conducted in March 2024, advertised 87,774 positions, but only 66,000 results were declared, leaving 21,000 vacancies unaddressed.
- Protesters have been demonstrating for four months in Patna's Gardanibagh area, citing discrepancies in results and unfulfilled government assurances.
- Earlier attempts at resolution included a gubernatorial meeting and a dismissed Supreme Court plea, but no action has been taken by the Bihar Public Service Commission.