Overview

• Thousands of students and job seekers blocked roads at Patna’s Dak Bungalow intersection on July 2 demanding a domicile policy to reserve 90% of state government jobs for local residents.
• Police used mild force and baton charges to disperse the crowd, detaining six protesters who were released on personal bonds later that evening.
• Demonstrators led by student leader Dilip Kumar specifically targeted the Bihar Public Service Commission’s TRE-4 teacher recruitment exam for residency-based criteria.
• The Nitish Kumar administration has rejected domicile restrictions as unconstitutional, maintaining that state residence quotas would conflict with the Indian Constitution.
• RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav has pledged to impose a 100% domicile policy within a month of taking office and protesters are chanting “no domicile no vote” ahead of the Bihar assembly elections.