📷 Image: Wikimedia Commons / Suman kumar 900
Education
Bihar Coaching Centres Prepare Gen‑Z for Protests
✍️ Bhaskar English
🗓 14 Sep 2026, 06:36 PM
👁 8
Coaching centres in Bihar are reportedly training young students for protests, a teacher said. The instructor added that the trainees would be ready to confront police if necessary.
In several coaching centres across Bihar, young students are being trained in protest tactics, according to a local teacher. The teacher, speaking to media, said that the trainees are being taught how to organise and move in crowds. He added that if police intervene, the students would be ready to respond.
The training reportedly includes drills on crowd control, non‑violent resistance and basic self‑defence. The teacher emphasized that the goal is to equip students with skills to protect their rights while remaining calm.
While the centres claim the programme is for civic engagement, critics worry that it may encourage confrontations. Authorities have not yet commented on the training programmes.
The issue has sparked debate about the role of coaching institutions in political mobilisation and the safety of young participants.
The training reportedly includes drills on crowd control, non‑violent resistance and basic self‑defence. The teacher emphasized that the goal is to equip students with skills to protect their rights while remaining calm.
While the centres claim the programme is for civic engagement, critics worry that it may encourage confrontations. Authorities have not yet commented on the training programmes.
The issue has sparked debate about the role of coaching institutions in political mobilisation and the safety of young participants.