3 weeks ago
Jharkhand Students Protest Alleged Exam Irregularities at Vidhan Sabha
Some students in a place called Jharkhand, in India, were not happy because they thought their exams and job recruitment were not fair.
They believed that the people who run the exams did not follow the rules.
So the students marched to the Vidhan Sabha, which is like the state's big meeting house, to tell the leaders what happened.
The police put up barricades to stop them and even used a water cannon, a machine that shoots very strong water, to try to keep the crowd away.
Some leaders from a political party called JLKM came to support the students.
One of those leaders, Devendra Nath Mahto, is on a hunger strike, which means he is not eating food to show how serious the problem is.
He said the barbed wires hurt even more than the hunger strike, and that the government will have to listen.
Another leader, Jairam Kumar Mahato, said the protest will stop once the students' demands are met.
The students want the government to fix the exams and recruitment so everything is fair and honest.
Student protesters from the JPSC-JSSC Reform Manch marched to the Vidhan Sabha in Ranchi over alleged irregularities in examinations and recruitment.
Jharkhand Police used water cannons against students attempting to break through barricading during the 'Vidhan Sabha Gherao' march.
JLKM MLA Jairam Kumar Mahato said the agitation is fundamentally student-driven and will end once their demands are fulfilled.
JLKM leader Devendra Nath Mahto, on hunger strike, joined the march carrying a portrait of former Jharkhand Chief Minister Shibu Soren.
Mahto said students crossed three layers of barricading and that the government 'will have to listen to the students' demands.'
- Who
- Student protesters from the JPSC-JSSC Reform Manch, supported by JLKM leaders Jairam Kumar Mahato and Devendra Nath Mahto, and Jharkhand Police.
- What
- A 'Vidhan Sabha Gherao' march protesting alleged irregularities in the JPSC-JSSC examinations and recruitment process.
- Where
- Near the Vidhan Sabha in Ranchi, Jharkhand.
- When
- Monday (specific date not given in the article).
- Why
- Students are seeking accountability over alleged irregularities in the examinations and recruitment process and want their demands met.
Students and Protesters
State Government and Police
Exam and recruitment irregularities
Students and Protesters
Students allege irregularities in the JPSC-JSSC examinations and recruitment process and demand accountability, saying the government 'will have to listen.'
State Government and Police
The government has not yet agreed to the students' demands, with barricades erected around the Vidhan Sabha and no stated acceptance of the complaints.
Handling of the protest
Students and Protesters
Protesters call the barricades excessive, with Mahto saying the barbed wires 'hurt more than the hunger strike' and asking why the government 'wants anarchy.'
State Government and Police
The Jharkhand Police used water cannons against students attempting to break through the barricading, indicating an effort to control the march by force.
Key facts
- Event
- Vidhan Sabha Gherao march by students
- Organizing body
- JPSC-JSSC Reform Manch
- Location
- Ranchi, Jharkhand (near Vidhan Sabha)
- Cause
- Alleged irregularities in examinations and recruitment process
- Police action
- Water cannon used against protesters attempting to break barricading
- Supporting leaders
- JLKM MLA Jairam Kumar Mahato and JLKM leader Devendra Nath Mahto
- Protester actions
- Hunger strike; crossing three layers of barricading
Quotes
Jairam Kumar Mahato
JLKM MLA and spokesperson for the student protest
“Fundamentally, they are students. As for the opposition parties, indirect support will always be there; that happens with every government. But fundamentally, they are students; it's their agitation, and once their demands are met, they won't agitate anymore”
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“I am going there (to the 'Vidhan Sabha Gherao' march of students), I will come back and tell you what the matter is.”
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