AISA calls for ‘Bihar Bandh’ on July 25, against police lathi charge on protesting students
The All India Students’ Association (AISA) has called for a 'Bihar Bandh' to protest against police lathi-charges and the alleged NEET paper leak. Tensions have escalated across multiple districts, leading to police crackdowns, arrests of student leaders, and the public identification of protesters by law enforcement.
Why it matters
The situation highlights significant civil unrest and a deepening confrontation between student organizations and the state government over educational integrity and democratic rights in India.
Protest marches and dharna were witnessed in several districts of Bihar on Friday (July 24, 2026) by the students and locals demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over alleged NEET paper leak.
Protesters holding banners, posters and placards carried out the protest marches in Vaishali, Muzaffarpur, Khagaria, Darbhanga, Bettiah (West Champaran), Supaul, Jamui, Samastipur, Madhubani and Buxar. In Vaishali, the protesters burnt the effigies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Dharmendra Pradhan.
Last evening, in Jehanabad, police had to open 20 to 30 rounds of fire after protesters pelted stones on the official residence of the District Magistrate. Jehanabad SP office on July 24, 2026, released the photographs of over a hundred protesters urging locals to identify them so that legal action could be taken against them.
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