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Jharkhand BJP to Gherao Offices Over Student Demands
The BJP in Jharkhand plans protests because it says students were treated unfairly.
The party says students were protesting alleged problems in recruitment examinations.
It wants criminal cases against the students to be cancelled.
It also wants the Central Bureau of Investigation to examine recruitment tests from the last seven years.
BJP leader Aditya Sahu said protests would take place across all 24 districts.
Demonstrations will be held in six districts each day from September 8 to 11.
The first protests are planned in Ranchi, Dumka, Hazaribagh, Giridih, Jamshedpur and Garhwa.
The BJP says it will continue protesting until the government addresses the students’ demands.
The Bharatiya Janata Party announced a four-day agitation across Jharkhand from September 8 to 11.
The party is demanding withdrawal of criminal cases against student protesters.
It is also seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation probe into recruitment examinations held over the past seven years.
Jharkhand BJP president Aditya Sahu said demonstrations would gherao deputy commissioner and superintendent of police offices in all 24 districts.
The first phase will cover Ranchi, Dumka, Hazaribagh, Giridih, Jamshedpur and Garhwa on September 8.
- Who
- The Bharatiya Janata Party in Jharkhand, led on this issue by state president Aditya Sahu.
- What
- A four-day agitation, including demonstrations and gheraos of district administrative and police offices, over student demands.
- Where
- Across all 24 districts of Jharkhand, beginning in Ranchi, Dumka, Hazaribagh, Giridih, Jamshedpur and Garhwa.
- When
- The announcement was made on a Friday after a 48-hour ultimatum expired; protests are scheduled for September 8 to 11.
- Why
- The BJP is demanding withdrawal of cases against student protesters and a CBI probe into recruitment examinations conducted over the past seven years.
Key facts
- Protest period
- September 8-11
- Geographic scope
- All 24 districts of Jharkhand
- Main demand
- Withdrawal of cases registered against student protesters
- Investigation demand
- A Central Bureau of Investigation probe into recruitment examinations held over seven years
- First-phase districts
- Ranchi, Dumka, Hazaribagh, Giridih, Jamshedpur and Garhwa
- Organiser
- Bharatiya Janata Party, Jharkhand unit
- Announced by
- Jharkhand BJP president Aditya Sahu
Quotes
Aditya Sahu
Jharkhand BJP president
“The BJP will stand firmly with students in their fight for justice”
thestatesman.com
Sources
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