(../../../../favicon_aje.ico) India police clash with protesters a month after Gen Z demonstrations | Protests News | Al Jazeera    (https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/25/india-police-clash-with-protesters-a-month-after-gen-z-demonstrations)                                                (https://www.aljazeera.com/xml/rss/all.xml)  (https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2026/8/25/india-police-clash-with-protesters-a-month-after-gen-z-demonstrations)  (https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/AFP__20260825__C6FP8NQ__v1__HighRes__IndiaDemonstrationEducation-1787682132.jpg?resize=1920%2C1440)  (../../../../wp-content/uploads/2026/08/AFP__20260825__C6FP8NQ__v1__HighRes__IndiaDemonstrationEducation-1787682132.jpg@resize=770,513&quality=80)     (https://cdn.cookielaw.org) (https://cdn.cookielaw.org) (https://cdn.cookielaw.org) (https://cdn.cookielaw.org/scripttemplates/otSDKStub.js) (https://www.google-analytics.com) (https://www.google-analytics.com) (https://www.google-analytics.com) (https://static.chartbeat.com/) (https://static.chartbeat.com/) (https://static.chartbeat.com/) (../../../../static/css/vendor~main~d08ff9cb.24bf1742.r2.chunk.css) (../../../../static/css/component~main~748942c6.6c6e15fe.r2.chunk.css) (../../../../static/css/component~main~b07b7304.25927f0e.r2.chunk.css) (../../../../static/css/component~main~6e6dca10.74fd263a.r2.chunk.css) (../../../../static/css/component~main~5db14389.c7afea12.r2.chunk.css) (../../../../static/media/Roboto-Bold.52bb58c8.woff2) (../../../../static/media/Roboto-Regular.c5bf51b6.woff2)  (../../../../static/css/vendor~aje/containers/home-page~components/video-article/videoPageDispatcher~containers/amp-live-blo~5f903362.2e08e417.r2.chunk.css)  (../../../../static/css/component~aje/containers/home-page~components/video-article/videoPageDispatcher~containers/amp-live-~9c0c5d0c.c65718e9.r2.chunk.css)  (../../../../static/css/component~components/video-article/videoPageDispatcher~containers/amp-live-blog-container~containers~72501995.3d2cbba2.r2.chunk.css)  (../../../../static/css/component~components/video-article/videoPageDispatcher~pages/amp-article~pages/article-page~493df0b3.1e546aab.r2.chunk.css)  (../../../../static/css/common~493df0b3.5839b1ed.r2.chunk.css)   Skip links (india-police-clash-with-protesters-a-month-after-gen-z-demonstrations@traffic_source=rss.html#main-content-area) Skip to Content  (https://www.aljazeera.com/)          (https://www.aljazeera.com/video/live) play    Live    Sign up  Show navigation menu     Navigation menu (https://www.aljazeera.com/news/) News    Show more news sections  (https://www.aljazeera.com/africa/) Africa   (https://www.aljazeera.com/asia/) Asia   (https://www.aljazeera.com/us-canada/) US & Canada   (https://www.aljazeera.com/latin-america/) Latin America   (https://www.aljazeera.com/europe/) Europe   (https://www.aljazeera.com/asia-pacific/) Asia Pacific      (https://www.aljazeera.com/middle-east/) Middle East   (https://www.aljazeera.com/tag/explainer/) Explained   (https://www.aljazeera.com/sports) Sport   (https://www.aljazeera.com/opinion/) Opinion   (https://www.aljazeera.com/videos/) Video   More   Show more sections  (https://www.aljazeera.com/features/) Features   (https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/) Economy   (https://www.aljazeera.com/tag/human-rights/) Human Rights   (https://www.aljazeera.com/climate-crisis) Climate Crisis   (https://www.aljazeera.com/investigations/) Investigations   (https://www.aljazeera.com/interactives/) Interactives   (https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/) In Pictures   (https://www.aljazeera.com/tag/science-and-technology/) Science & Technology   (https://www.aljazeera.com/audio/podcasts) Podcasts   (https://www.aljazeera.com/travel) Travel   (https://www.aljazeera.com/sponsored/) Sponsored Content        (https://www.aljazeera.com/video/live) play    Live    Click here to search search     Sign up        (https://www.aljazeera.com/news/) News |(https://www.aljazeera.com/tag/protests/) Protests   India police clash with protesters a month after Gen Z demonstrations Police used water cannons and batons as a few thousand protesters broke through security barricades in Bihar’s capital.   Listen   Listen (3 mins)       Save       Share India police clash with protesters a month after Gen Z demonstrations on social media share-nodes    Share (https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Faje.news%2F1ta51l) facebook      (https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=India%20police%20clash%20with%20protesters%20a%20month%20after%20Gen%20Z%20demonstrations&source=sharethiscom&related=sharethis&via=AJEnglish&url=https%3A%2F%2Faje.news%2F1ta51l) x    (whatsapp://send?text=https%3A%2F%2Faje.news%2F1ta51l) whatsapp-stroke    (https://aje.news/1ta51l)  copylink          google       Add Al Jazeera on Google  info      (India)   Police personnel use water cannon to disperse demonstrators as they take part in a protest march against alleged irregularities in the recruitment examinations and unemployment, in Patna on August 25, 2026 [Sachin Kumar/AFP]   (https://www.aljazeera.com/author/al_jazeera_staff_150119130629458)     By  (https://www.aljazeera.com/author/al_jazeera_staff_150119130629458) Al Jazeera Staff and AFP   Published On 25 Aug 2026 25 Aug 2026    Indian students and unemployed youth have clashed with police as they marched towards the residence of the chief minister of the eastern state of Bihar, ruled by (https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/8/8/hi-friends-modis-curious-campaign-to-win-over-gen-z) Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party, demanding access to jobs and transparency in recruitment exams. The government forces in Bihar used water cannons and lathis – the Indian version of batons – as a few thousand protesters broke through security barricades in the state capital Patna, videos seen by Al Jazeera showed on Tuesday. 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The July 25 resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan also marked a significant political defeat for PM Modi, who has tried to (https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/15/modi-threatens-to-target-intellectual-naxals-in-independence-day-speech) maintain a strongman image , while India has continued to slide in multiple democratic indices under his rule since 2014. Police in Bihar, home to about 130 million people, detained at least 25 protesters in Patna and released them later, according to the Indian Express newspaper. Local police accused some protesters of attacking security personnel. “Police will identify those involved in stone pelting at police and will take action against them,” Patna Police Superintendent Kartikeya K Sharma told reporters on Tuesday. 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