Teacher recruitment aspirants stopped en route CM House:Bhopal police detain protesters in buses; candidates allege abuse and injuries

The protest by teacher recruitment aspirants in Bhopal intensified on Friday after police stopped demonstrators heading toward the Chief Minister’s residence. The aspirants alleged that police pushed them back near Polytechnic Square, used abusive language, and forcibly detained several protesters by putting them into buses and taking them to Khajuri police station. One protester was reportedly injured during the action. Police intercept March toward CM house Candidates for Class-2 (secondary) and Class-3 (primary) teacher recruitment said they were marching peacefully to present their demands. However, police stopped them near Polytechnic Square. According to the aspirants, they were made to sit briefly before police began dispersing them and forced them into buses, taking them to the police station. See these pictures Allegations of abuse and misconduct Surat Singh Dhakad, an aspirant from Gwalior, alleged that police used abusive language while removing them from the protest site. “We were peacefully protesting, but the police misbehaved with us, forced us into vehicles, and dropped us at the police station,” he said. Another aspirant, Nitin from Shivpuri, claimed he suffered a finger fracture during the police action. “We were only going to present our demands. We committed no crime, yet we were treated this way,” he said. Key demands of aspirants The protesting candidates have raised several demands: Over 1.15 lakh vacancies, say protesters Aspirants claim that more than 1.15 lakh teacher posts are vacant in the state, yet only a limited number of positions have been announced, restricting opportunities for eligible candidates. They have been protesting in Bhopal for several months and have previously staged demonstrations such as writing applications in blood, hunger strikes, head-shaving, and burning mark sheets. However, they say no concrete decision has been taken so far.