Thousands of students protesting in Bihar today against the Nitish Kumar government's educational policies clashed with the police, who fired in the air to control the crowd.
The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad, which is the BJP's student wing, had organized a march to the state assembly in Patna. The protest turned violent when students broke open the gates of the assembly and tried to storm the complex.
The students threw stones at policemen and broke down barricades. A police booth was smashed and students were seen beating some policemen. Several food carts were overturned, and motorcycles and cars were also damaged.
Several students were detained by the police.
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