Patna: Leader of Opposition in the Bihar assembly, Tejashwi Prasad Yadav, launched a scathing attack on the NDA government on Thursday over the continuing unrest surrounding the BPSC TRE-4 recruitment process. He accused the government of betraying the youth and failing to honor its pre-election promises.
A day after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi described senior BJP leaders as “traitors,” Tejashwi termed the Bihar government “vishwasghati” (betrayer of trust) and alleged it was committing injustice against job aspirants.
“The youth of Bihar are reminding them of the same promises the NDA made before the elections. So why this atrocity against the youth now? How is demanding the TRE-4 exam a crime? How is protesting the paper leak a crime? Why are the youth of Bihar repeatedly being lathi-charged?” Tejashwi said.
His remarks came after protests by teacher aspirants in Patna on Wednesday. The protesters demanded immediate notification for the BPSC TRE-4 recruitment process, an increase in vacancies, and transparency in the selection procedure. Tension escalated near Patna College after police detained several candidates and student leaders, with heavy deployment preventing demonstrators from moving forward. Earlier, Education Minister Mithilesh Tiwari alleged the agitation was being fueled by outsiders.
Targeting the NDA government, Tejashwi said Bihar’s youth were merely asking the NDA to fulfill its promise of providing jobs. He stressed that demanding examinations and opposing paper leaks could not be treated as offenses.
“If the NDA government is so fond of using the police, let it use them against corruption and crime, against criminals — repeated lathi charges against Bihar’s youth will not be tolerated,” he said.
Tejashwi also questioned the delay in issuing the TRE-4 notification. He claimed that during the 17-month tenure of the previous Mahagathbandhan government, more than 2 lakh teachers were appointed under TRE-1 and TRE-2 without any paper leak, while the process for reinstatement on 1.3 lakh posts had also been initiated.
He said despite Lok Sabha and assembly elections, and repeated changes in the chief minister, deputy chief ministers, and cabinet, the present government had failed to announce TRE-4 vacancies even after six months in office.
Accusing the government of being indifferent towards the future of young people, Tejashwi said Bihar’s youth would not forget what he described as the NDA’s “deceit and treachery.”
