Leader of Opposition in Bihar Assembly Tejashwi Yadav met job aspirants protesting here on Friday and extended the RJD's support to the agitators demanding a transparent recruitment process.
"Toying with the future of students is unacceptable. All of us will fight this battle together and uproot this incompetent government," he said.
Teaching job aspirants demanding a single-tier examination in BPSC-TRE 4 and transparency in recruitment have been holding a demonstration at Gardanibagh for the past few days.
Adjacent to the TRE-4 protestors' camp, guest faculty of universities in Bihar and PhD-holders have been protesting for over a fortnight seeking implementation of UGC Regulation 2018 in the appointment of assistant professors; raising the maximum age limit for applicants to 55 years; regularisation of assistant professor appointments; and implementation of a domicile policy, among others.
"We stand in support of all the students and job aspirants protesting here. We have repeatedly urged the government to fulfil their demands. We hit the streets a few days ago and will do that again if need be," said Yadav, the RJD working president.
On Wednesday, Yadav braved water cannons before being detained in Patna, where he was leading thousands of supporters during a march to the Lok Bhavan over last month's police action against NEET paper leak protesters.
He said it was the government's duty to conduct exams transparently, prevent paper leaks, hold examinations on time, and ensure there was no malpractice.
(With inputs from PTI)