Archive · 8 Aug 2026
ABVP members scuffle with police near Jharkhand CM residence
Students in the Indian state of Jharkhand are upset about a big exam they took for government jobs, which they believe was unfair.
They want the government to cancel the exam and hold it again.
Many students have been sitting at a stadium in Ranchi, the capital city, for more than two weeks to show how they feel.
A student group called ABVP decided to walk to the home of the chief minister to support them.
When ABVP members got close to the chief minister's house, police blocked them with barricades.
The two groups got into a scuffle, and 8 to 10 ABVP members were taken away by the police.
Some of the people taken away are leaders of ABVP.
The protesters also shouted that the chief minister should resign.
The government and the students met to talk, but they could not agree, so the protest is still going on.
ABVP also plans another march to the state assembly building on August 11.
ABVP members scuffled with police and tried to break through barricades near the Jharkhand chief minister's residence in Ranchi on Friday.
Eight to ten ABVP members were detained and were to be taken to Lalpur police station, including office-bearers Pradeep Shekhawat, Pashupatinath Upmanyu and Prakash Tuti.
The march, held in solidarity with students protesting alleged irregularities in recruitment exams, began at Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee University.
The marchers were stopped near Sidho Kanho Park, about 500 metres from the CM's residence, where slogans demanded the resignation of Chief Minister Hemant Soren and the cancellation of the 14th JPSC examination.
The agitation entered its 15th day on Saturday after talks between the state government and protesters failed to break the deadlock.
ABVP has called for a march to the state assembly on August 11 over the issue.
- Who
- Members of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) Jharkhand unit, including office-bearers Pradeep Shekhawat, Pashupatinath Upmanyu and Prakash Tuti, along with students and job aspirants protesting at Jaipal Singh Munda Stadium, and Jharkhand police.
- What
- A march to the chief minister's residence in solidarity with protesters that led to a scuffle with police and the detention of 8-10 ABVP members over demands to cancel the 14th JPSC examination.
- When
- The march and scuffle occurred on Friday, August 8; the agitation entered its 15th day on Saturday.
- Where
- Ranchi, Jharkhand, from Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee University toward the chief minister's residence, with marchers stopped near Sidho Kanho Park.
- Why
- To press the state government to consider demands for the cancellation of the 14th JPSC examination over alleged irregularities in recruitment exams.
Protesters and ABVP
Jharkhand Government and Police
Cancellation of the 14th JPSC Examination
Protesters and ABVP
Students, job aspirants and ABVP say the examination was marred by alleged irregularities and must be cancelled, but the state government is not considering their demands.
Jharkhand Government and Police
The state government has not agreed to cancel the exam, and talks between the government and protesters have failed to break the deadlock.
Policing of the March
Protesters and ABVP
A detained ABVP member said police were 'hell-bent to suppress students' voice,' and ABVP leaders said their fight is with the government and its policies, not with the police.
Jharkhand Government and Police
Deputy Superintendent of Police (Headquarters) Ajay Aryan said the marchers were stopped near Sidho Kanho Park 'to avoid any untoward situation' after they tried to break through barricades 500 metres from the CM's residence.
- Organizer
- Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), Jharkhand unit
- Demands
- Cancellation of the 14th JPSC examination and resignation of Chief Minister Hemant Soren
- Reason
- Alleged irregularities in recruitment examinations
- Detentions
- 8-10 ABVP members, to be taken to Lalpur police station
- Detained office-bearers
- Pradeep Shekhawat, Pashupatinath Upmanyu, Prakash Tuti
- March start point
- Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee University
- Protest location
- Jaipal Singh Munda Stadium, Ranchi
- Next planned action
- March to the state assembly on August 11
- Agitation duration
- Entered its 15th day on Saturday
