Why? There are 25,000 vacant Class 3 jobs already. Yet, the 2025 recruitment notice lists far fewer. Candidates say the state is ignoring a crisis: they’re not asking for handouts, but for jobs so they can feed their families. One protestor even called it a ‘Raksha Bandhan gift’; a symbolic plea for protection through employment. Meanwhile, another group; School Bachao Sangharsh Samiti; is fighting a different battle: they say over 25,000 government schools have shut down. The irony? Teachers are fighting for jobs… while schools are vanishing. This isn’t just about vacancies. It’s about whether education in MP is being prioritized; or sacrificed. As the protests intensify, the clock is ticking. What happens next could shape the future of public education in the state.