Retired teachers of Patna University and activists of All India Students Association staged demonstration in Patna on August 17, 2010 in protest against the suspension of striking university employees. PU employees were on strike for the past more than one month in support of their demands. The strike put academic activities to a stand still. Bihar Government recently suspended more that 250 PU employees for observing strike. 
Patna University non-teaching employees, who were on indefinite strike, staged demonstration against the suspension of striking employees at the Science College gate in Patna on August 10, 2010.
AISF activists staged demonstration at College of Commerce main gate in Patna on July 17, 2010 in protest against indefinite strike by non-teaching employees of different Bihar universities and colleges. They want immediate start of academic academic activities.
Protests against the strike by non-teahing employees of Bihar universities and colleges gained momentum as students organisations showed their concern by using different methods of protests in Patna on July 14, 2010. 
Bihar Government's Human Resources Development (HRD) secretary Anjani Kumar Singh held a meeting with the representatives of Bihar State University and College Employees' Federation in Patna on July 14, 2010 on the the issue of strike. The talks, however, failed to bear the fruits as non-teaching employees decided to continue their strike.