Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar handed over appointment letters to 51,389 newly recruited teachers on Sunday. These teachers were recruited by the Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) through the third phase of the Teachers’ Recruitment Examination (TRE-3) Leader of the opposition in the assembly Tejashwi Yadav said the process for the recruitment of these teachers started during the previous Mahagathbandhan government. Yadav was speaking to reporters on the sidelines of an RJD protest to press for the implementation of 65 per cent reservation for backward communities in state government jobs. \”Nitish Kumar is a quota thief,\” he said. \”The share of the state budget earmarked for education has reached 22 per cent, and it will be further increased,\” Kumar said. The total number of government teachers in the state will be 5,65,427, he said, adding that education, especially that for girls, has remained the top priority of the government. The RJD is demanding the restoration of reservations for SCs, STs, and backward classes.