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Jharkhand police detain 200 ABVP activists during protest march

Jharkhand police detain 200 ABVP activists during protest march
Jharkhand: 200 ABVP activists detained during march against lathi-charge on protesters · indianexpress.com

A group of older students in Jharkhand, a state in India, were unhappy about the government job exams they had taken.

They believed something was not fair about the exams, so they marched to the Assembly building to protest.

Police stopped them and used sticks, which is called a lathi-charge, and some students got hurt.

The next day, more than 200 members of a student group called ABVP marched to complain about what had happened.

Police stopped their march too and took the marchers away in vehicles.

The marchers were held for a few hours and let go after 9 o'clock at night.

Some people said the police used only a little force, while others said the students were treated badly.

A big political party called the BJP blamed the state's leader, Hemant Soren, and even called him a 'Hitler' on social media.

The party also asked people in Jharkhand to shut down for a day to show they were angry.

Both sides disagree about what happened, and students say they will keep asking for fairness and for those who hurt them to be punished.

Key facts

Detained activists
More than 200 ABVP activists, including three senior office-bearers
Detained office-bearers
Dr Virendra Singh Solanki, Abhay Pratap Singh, Prakash Tuti
Detention details
Around 2-2:30 pm near Old Assembly, Ranchi; released after 9 pm
Lathi-charge date
Monday, August 10
Protest cause
Alleged irregularities in government job examinations
BJP response
Jharkhand bandh and #HitlerHemant social media campaign
ABVP account of force
'Some light use of force', no full-fledged lathi-charge (per Satyam Mishra)
Student leader
Devendra Nath Mahto wrote open letter from hospital demanding action against those responsible

Quotes

Satyam Mishra

ABVP social media coordinator

“"There was some light use of force," he said”
indianexpress.com

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