Patna, : Contractual teachers threw slippers at Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar during a public meeting in Bihar's Madhepura district on September 28, police said.
Angry teachers show slippers to Nitish Kumar Raising posters and placards and shouting slogans, the para teachers created a ruckus at the public meeting.
"Some of them threw four or five slippers at the stage where the chief minister was sitting to express their anger," a police official said.
The teachers (known as para-teachers) were protesting against Nitish Kumar for the non-fulfilment of their demands.
Earlier in the day, 23 contractual protesting teachers were arrested from the venue ahead of the meeting, police said.
The police first tried to disperse the teachers, numbering in their hundreds, but when they failed, some of them were arrested, an official said.
Meanwhile, the opposition demanded the arrest of a former Janata Dal (United) legislator for allegedly snatching a police official's rifle and firing in the air to disperse the teachers during a similar protest against Nitish Kumar in Khagaria Thursday.
Leaders from various parties, including the Congress and CPI-ML, accused the police of inaction after TV channels showed Ranvir Yadav, a strongman of the area and husband of JD-U legislator Poonam Devi, firing in the air.
"We have demanded the arrest of Yadav for spreading terror among the para-teachers," leader of opposition in the Bihar assembly Abdul Bari Siddiqui said.
However, JD (U) spokesman Shivnand Tiwari defended Yadav, saying there was a threat to the chief minister's life.
The incident happened in Madhubani during the Chief Minister's ongoing Adhikar yatra (Rights March).
It may be mentioned that the Chief Minister has been facing the wrath of contractual teachers from September 19 and the first day of his state-wide tour to address 'Adhikar Sammelan' to press for special category status to Bihar.
Previously a day earlier(Sept 27) in an embarrassment to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, contractual teachers waved black flags, threw eggs and slippers, and shouted slogans at his public meeting in Bihar's Begusarai district demanding regularisation of services.
Official sources said a group of protesting teachers suddenly sprung up from among the local people waiting to welcome Mr Kumar on the road to Gandhi stadium, the venue of the public meeting, waved black flags and raised slogans in support of their demands, official sources said.
Some protesters ran waving black flags as Mr Kumar's motorcade moved past them.
Teachers throw slippers at Nitish Kumar in Madhepura Protesters owing allegiance to NSUI threw slippers at Mr Kumar's motorcade protesting against acute power shortage and shouted slogans against the state government.
A large crowd of protesters gathered also at the stadium and raised slogans against the Chief Minister and threw eggs at the dais on which Mr Kumar and other dignitaries were seated, the sources said.
Security officials in plainclothes stood in front of the dais and prevented the eggs and other objects being thrown by the protesters from reaching it.
They also lathicharged the protesters to disperse them, injuring some protestors that included women.
The pandal, erected for the public meeting, collapsed and about 100 plastic chairs were damaged as protesters tried to escape the lathicharge, the sources added.
It may be mentioned that the Chief Minister has been facing the wrath of contractual teachers from September 19 and the first day of his state-wide tour to address 'Adhikar Sammelan' to press for special category status to Bihar.
Angry teachers show slippers to Nitish Kumar Raising posters and placards and shouting slogans, the para teachers created a ruckus at the public meeting.
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| Teachers throwing chappals at Nitish Kumar |
This was the fourth such protest against the Bihar Chief Minister. These teachers had earlier protested against Mr Kumar in East Champaran, Sitamarhi and Muzaffarpur districts.
The Chief Minister, however, blamed Opposition parties for instigating the para teachers."Some of them threw four or five slippers at the stage where the chief minister was sitting to express their anger," a police official said.
The teachers (known as para-teachers) were protesting against Nitish Kumar for the non-fulfilment of their demands.
Earlier in the day, 23 contractual protesting teachers were arrested from the venue ahead of the meeting, police said.
The police first tried to disperse the teachers, numbering in their hundreds, but when they failed, some of them were arrested, an official said.
Meanwhile, the opposition demanded the arrest of a former Janata Dal (United) legislator for allegedly snatching a police official's rifle and firing in the air to disperse the teachers during a similar protest against Nitish Kumar in Khagaria Thursday.
Leaders from various parties, including the Congress and CPI-ML, accused the police of inaction after TV channels showed Ranvir Yadav, a strongman of the area and husband of JD-U legislator Poonam Devi, firing in the air.
"We have demanded the arrest of Yadav for spreading terror among the para-teachers," leader of opposition in the Bihar assembly Abdul Bari Siddiqui said.
However, JD (U) spokesman Shivnand Tiwari defended Yadav, saying there was a threat to the chief minister's life.
The incident happened in Madhubani during the Chief Minister's ongoing Adhikar yatra (Rights March).
It may be mentioned that the Chief Minister has been facing the wrath of contractual teachers from September 19 and the first day of his state-wide tour to address 'Adhikar Sammelan' to press for special category status to Bihar.
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| Teachers showing black flags to Nitish Kumar |
Official sources said a group of protesting teachers suddenly sprung up from among the local people waiting to welcome Mr Kumar on the road to Gandhi stadium, the venue of the public meeting, waved black flags and raised slogans in support of their demands, official sources said.
Some protesters ran waving black flags as Mr Kumar's motorcade moved past them.
Teachers throw slippers at Nitish Kumar in Madhepura Protesters owing allegiance to NSUI threw slippers at Mr Kumar's motorcade protesting against acute power shortage and shouted slogans against the state government.
A large crowd of protesters gathered also at the stadium and raised slogans against the Chief Minister and threw eggs at the dais on which Mr Kumar and other dignitaries were seated, the sources said.
Security officials in plainclothes stood in front of the dais and prevented the eggs and other objects being thrown by the protesters from reaching it.
They also lathicharged the protesters to disperse them, injuring some protestors that included women.
The pandal, erected for the public meeting, collapsed and about 100 plastic chairs were damaged as protesters tried to escape the lathicharge, the sources added.
It may be mentioned that the Chief Minister has been facing the wrath of contractual teachers from September 19 and the first day of his state-wide tour to address 'Adhikar Sammelan' to press for special category status to Bihar.
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