Archive · 12 Aug 2026
BJP attacks Rahul over Jharkhand students' protest, demands CBI probe
Students in a state called Jharkhand are upset because they believe the tests for government jobs were not fair.
They also think a lot of money was stolen during the job selection process.
So the students are holding a protest to ask for a real investigation.
Some police officers stopped the students, which made many people angry.
A big political group called the BJP is blaming another group called the Congress for this.
The BJP says special detectives called the CBI and ED should look into what happened.
They say the problem may involve around 400 crore rupees, which is an enormous amount of money.
The students have been protesting for 19 days and do not want to stop until their questions are answered.
The state government promised to make changes, but the students and the BJP still want an outside investigation.
BJP leaders attacked Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and party president Mallikarjun Kharge over police action against students protesting alleged irregularities in Jharkhand's recruitment examinations.
Minister of State for Defence Sanjay Seth demanded CBI and ED probes, alleging the scam is worth around Rs 400 crore through TDPL, JPSC and JSSC.
NDA MPs staged a protest at the Parliament premises with placards demanding Rahul Gandhi answer for the 'lathicharge' and 'injustice' against students in Ranchi.
BJP MP Nishikant Dubey alleged the main accused, Dharmendra, was arrested from the residence of a top Jharkhand official and that a probe could go from Chief Minister Hemant Soren to the chief secretary.
The job aspirants' agitation under the JPSC-JSSC Reforms Manch entered its 19th day, with protesters refusing to call it off despite assurances from the Soren government on recruitment reforms.
- Who
- BJP leaders, including Minister of State for Defence Sanjay Seth and MP Nishikant Dubey, attacked Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge.
- What
- BJP demanded CBI and ED probes into alleged irregularities worth around Rs 400 crore in Jharkhand's recruitment examinations and condemned police action against student protesters in Ranchi.
- When
- Wednesday, August 12, the 19th day of the student agitation.
- Where
- Ranchi, Jharkhand (protest site) and the Parliament House complex in New Delhi (BJP statements).
- Why
- BJP says accountability is needed for alleged recruitment exam irregularities and police action, claiming people close to the chief minister and senior Congress leaders could be implicated.
BJP
Congress and JMM-led Jharkhand government
CBI/ED probe into recruitment scam
BJP
CBI and ED inquiries must be conducted; the alleged scam is worth around Rs 400 crore, and refusing a probe suggests people close to the chief minister and senior Congress leaders are involved.
Congress and JMM-led Jharkhand government
The Soren government has not ordered a CBI probe; per the articles, it has instead offered assurances on reforms in the recruitment system, and the protesters have refused to call off their agitation.
Police conduct during the Ranchi protest
BJP
The lathicharge on students, nighttime power cuts and police removal of the students' own generator show an authoritarian, 'Tughlaq-style' approach by the state administration.
Congress and JMM-led Jharkhand government
The articles report police action against protesters but do not quote the government defending it; the state's reported response has been reform assurances rather than an outside probe.
Political nature of the agitation
BJP
The Jharkhand movement is non-political and led by students and youngsters; Rahul Gandhi and the Congress must answer for the 'lathicharge' and 'injustice' against students.
Congress and JMM-led Jharkhand government
Rahul Gandhi's response is not quoted in the articles; the Congress is part of the JMM-led state government, and the Soren government has promised recruitment reform assurances.
- Protest duration
- Entering 19th day
- Alleged scam size
- Around Rs 400 crore
- Probes demanded
- CBI and ED inquiries
- Protest organizer
- JPSC-JSSC Reforms Manch
- Bodies named in allegations
- TDPL, JPSC, JSSC
- State ruling alliance
- JMM-led government with Congress support
- Main accused named
- Dharmendra
- Scene of BJP statements
- Parliament House complex, New Delhi