India police clash with protesters a month after Gen Z demonstrations

Police used water cannons and batons as a few thousand protesters broke through security barricades in Bihar’s capital.Published On 25 Aug 202625 Aug 2026Indian students and unemployed youth have clashed with police as they marched towards the residence of the chief minister of the eastern state of Bihar, ruled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party, demanding access to jobs and transparency in recruitment exams.The government forces in Bihar used water cannons and lathis – the Indian version of batons – as a few thousand protesters broke through security barricades in the state capital Patna, videos seen by Al Jazeera showed on Tuesday.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Sedition to anthem: Many lives of ‘Azadi’ chants in India’s youth protestslist 2 of 4Will India’s ‘Cockroach’ movement force Modi’s BJP to rethink its politics?list 3 of 4India’s ‘Cockroach’ movement makes schools next battleground against Modilist 4 of 4India used pellets, grenades on Gen Z protests: What Amnesty report revealsend of listThe demonstrations came a month after massive Gen Z protests in New Delhi pushed for the ouster of India’s education minister over alleged irregularities in conducting...