Patna, Aug. 4 -- Hundreds of National Students' Union of India (NSUI) workers on Tuesday marched towards the Bihar Chief Minister's residence in Patna to protest against alleged paper leaks, unemployment and other student-related issues, before being stopped by police who used water cannons to disperse the crowd.

The march began from the Kotwali area and proceeded towards the Chief Minister's residence, with Independent MP Pappu Yadav, NSUI National President Vinod Jakhar and Bihar Congress President Rajesh Ram joining hundreds of students and youth workers.

Police erected barricades near Income Tax Golambar and prevented the protesters from moving ahead. As the protesters attempted to march forward, police used water cannons to dispers...