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Six-Year-Old Joins Bihar Protest, Calls for Chief Minister’s Resignation
Six-year-old Aditya went to a protest in Patna about government examinations.
The protest involved students and people seeking jobs.
Police took Aditya to a station because they said the area was not safe.
They said he was not arrested and later gave him to his mother.
Police also told his parents to watch him more carefully.
Aditya told reporters that the chief minister should resign.
He also wanted action against people who ordered the police baton charge.
The larger protest became tense when some protesters crossed barriers and threw stones.
Police used water cannons and allegedly used batons, and some people were detained or injured.
Six-year-old Aditya attended a Patna protest over demands concerning Bihar Public Service Commission examinations.
Police said Aditya was kept at a station for his safety, not arrested, and later handed to his mother.
Officials advised Aditya’s mother and daily-wage-earning father to be more careful with him.
Aditya told reporters that Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary should resign and that those who ordered the lathi-charge should face action.
The protest turned tense after demonstrators breached barricades and threw stones; police used water cannons and allegedly conducted a lathi-charge, with detentions and injuries reported.
- Who
- Six-year-old Aditya, students, job aspirants, Bihar police and Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary.
- What
- Aditya joined a BPSC-related protest, was taken to a police station for safety and returned to his mother; the wider demonstration involved clashes with police.
- Where
- Patna, Bihar, including the route toward the chief minister’s residence and Punaichak locality.
- When
- The protest and clashes took place on Tuesday; police statements about Aditya were reported on Wednesday.
- Why
- Students and job aspirants were protesting demands related to Bihar Public Service Commission examinations; Aditya said he was concerned about the future.
Police and Safety Account
Protester and Critics’ View
Whether Aditya was arrested
Police and Safety Account
Police denied arresting Aditya and said he was kept at a police station for his safety before being handed to his mother.
Protester and Critics’ View
Videos of police taking Aditya away prompted social-media speculation that he had been detained or arrested for participating in the protest, though authorities rejected that claim.
Police response to the protest
Police and Safety Account
Police used water cannons and allegedly used batons after protesters breached barricades and threw stones at security personnel; police and protesters were reportedly injured.
Protester and Critics’ View
Aditya called for action against those who ordered the lathi-charge, reflecting criticism of the police response.
A child’s participation
Police and Safety Account
Police said Aditya should not have been allowed to roam in an area affected by trouble and advised his parents to be more careful.
Protester and Critics’ View
Aditya said he was exercising his rights as a citizen concerned about the future, while some people questioned why a child was taking part in the protest.
Key facts
- Child involved
- Aditya, a six-year-old resident of Patna’s Punaichak locality
- Protest issue
- Demands related to Bihar Public Service Commission examinations
- Police account
- Police said Aditya was kept at a police station for his own safety and was not arrested
- Return to family
- Police handed Aditya to his mother, who works as a house help
- Parents’ circumstances
- His father was described as a daily-wage worker, and police advised both parents to be more careful
- Reported police response
- Police used water cannons and allegedly resorted to a lathi-charge after protesters breached barricades and threw stones
- Reported effects
- Several people were detained, and some protesters and police personnel were injured
Quotes
The six-year-old boy
A six-year-old participant who spoke to reporters at the Bihar protest
“We have also advised the mother and her daily wage-earning husband to be more careful with their child who must not have been allowed to roam around when the area was beset with trouble.”
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“Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary should resign and action should be taken against those who ordered the lathi-charge.”
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