Patna: Political tensions have escalated in Bihar over the looming threat to the jobs of thousands of teachers. RJD leader and Leader of Opposition in the Bihar Assembly, Tejashwi Yadav, has written to Chief Minister Samrat Chaudhary, urging his immediate intervention in the matter. Yadav specifically highlighted the crisis faced by special Urdu and Bengali teachers, as well as untrained primary teachers appointed after March 31, 2015.

In his letter, Tejashwi Yadav cited a Supreme Court order, appealing to the state government to take effective measures to protect the interests of these teachers. He demanded that the government file a review petition in the court, clarify the status of documents related to the appointment process, and hold accountable officials responsible for administrative negligence. Yadav also shared the letter on his social media accounts.

The core of the dispute revolves around the service of untrained primary teachers appointed after March 31, 2015. Concerns have grown following the Education Department's order on October 1, 2026, which initiated action to terminate the services of such teachers. According to teacher organizations, this move is likely to affect the future of approximately 35,000 teachers in the state, jeopardizing their livelihoods. However, this figure pertains specifically to untrained primary teachers and does not include the number of Urdu-Bengali special teachers.

Tejashwi Yadav has called on the government to show sensitivity, arguing that eligible teachers should not lose their jobs due to mere procedural or administrative shortcomings. He also brought up the case of Urdu and Bengali special teachers appointed in 2015-16, whose recruitment was conducted in accordance with the 2014 planning process and Education Department guidelines. Yadav demanded that cases of teachers who have acquired necessary qualifications through D.El.Ed., competency tests, or BPSC be considered separately and provided due protection.