Priors
Protests against the Agnipath military recruitment scheme, June 2022

Tear gas

16 Jun 2022

In power
JD(U) — Bihar
Acted
Police, Bihar

Police in Bihar fired tear gas shells and baton-charged protesters at several places, on a day when protesters set train coaches on fire at Bhabua, Chhapra and other stations and a BJP office was set on fire in Nawada. Hindustan Times reported tear gas at Ara and Bhabua and baton charges in Begusarai, Nawada, Jehanabad and other districts; at Chhapra, an RPF inspector said the RPF fired eight rounds in the air to disperse the crowd. [1][2][3]

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The same action under other governments

For each party in power, its most recent tear gas in another entry. Chosen by this rule, not by hand.

  1. 2026Cockroach Janta Party protests over exam paper leaksIn power: BJP — Delhi Police
  2. 2017Jallikattu protests in Tamil Nadu, January 2017In power: AIADMK — Tamil Nadu
  3. 2012December 2012 Delhi gang-rape protestsIn power: INC — Delhi Police
  4. 2006Kalinganagar police firingIn power: BJD — Odisha

Sources

  1. 1Agnipath scheme: Violent protests in many states, train coaches set on fireScroll.in, 16 Jun 2022T5 SecondaryArchived 16 Jun 2022
  2. 2Protests continue in Bihar over Central government’s ‘Agnipath’ schemeThe Hindu, Amarnath Tewary, 16 Jun 2022T4 ReportArchived 16 Jun 2022
  3. 3Protest against Agnipath: Three trains set on fire, BJP MLAs, offices attacked in BiharHindustan Times, Avinash Kumar, 16 Jun 2022T4 ReportArchived 16 Jun 2022