Patna Dec 27 PTI Police on Monday batoncharged used water cannons and waved pistols in the air to disperse hundreds of protesters who had gathered outside the Bihar BJP headquarters here in support of their demandsThe agitators comprised a large number of women many of them carrying babies in laps and demanding regularisation of their jobs as panchayat ward secretariesWe have been driven against the wall Many of us have offered our services despite not getting stipends on time The state government has added insult to injury with fresh vacancies It is a clear signal that we are going to be eased out they saidThe agitators had launched a dharna at Gardani Bagh nearly a fortnight ago Opposition leaders have in the mean time visited the site and expressed solidarity with their causeBuoyed by the support they on Monday gathered in front of the BJPs Birchand Patel Marg office demanding an assurance from Samrat Chaudhary the Panchayati Raj Minister who belongs to the partyIt was not known whether the minister was inside while the protesters were staging the demonstrationTempers flared up when policemen came and asked them to leave underscoring that no public gathering was allowed on the streetSome of the protesters said they will proceed for the assembly premises situated half a kilometer awayA scuffle ensued between the protesters and police personnel and the latter took recourse to lathicharge and water cannonsSome members of the police contingent were seen running after the crowd with their pistols whipped out of the holsterHowever no gunshots were fired police officers maintainedNormalcy was restored by the afternoon No FIR was lodged so far against those involved in the illegal demonstration PTI NAC RBT RBT