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Jharkhand bandh over student lathi-charge affects several districts

Jharkhand bandh over student lathi-charge affects several districts
Jharkhand bandh over student lathi-charge affects several districts · thehansindia.com

Many students in a state called Jharkhand were upset.

They said that some big exams were not fair and that question papers were leaked before the test.

They went out to protest and ask the government for help.

During the protest, the police used force to stop the students, which is called a lathi-charge.

This made many people angry.

A political group called the BJP asked for a special day where shops and buses would stop, called a bandh.

On that day, many shops closed and roads were blocked in different towns.

In the city of Ranchi, students from the ABVP group marched to the government building, but the police stopped them and took them away.

Many people now want the state government to explain what happened and keep exams fair for everyone.

Key facts

Event
Statewide Jharkhand bandh over alleged lathi-charge on students
Called by
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
Date
Tuesday
Areas affected
Giridih, Ramgarh and several other Jharkhand districts
Student demands
Action over alleged exam irregularities and paper leaks; greater transparency in recruitment examinations
Key participants
BJP workers, ABVP, JPSC and JSSC aspirants
Government targeted
Hemant Soren-led Jharkhand government
Police action in Ranchi
ABVP protesters marching from Old Vidhan Sabha to New Vidhan Sabha were detained

Quotes

Protester

A student protester during the bandh demonstration

“"Students are being lathi‑charged and beaten. What kind of justice is this?"”
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