Why Are the Students Protesting in Ranchi?
Hundreds of students want a CBI inquiry and cancellation of disputed recruitment tests, while investigators have questioned one former JPSC chairman and arrested 19 people.
- On Wednesday, protests in Ranchi entered their 13th day as students gathered at Jaipal Singh Munda Stadium, demanding a CBI inquiry into alleged irregularities in the Jharkhand Public Service Commission and Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission-Combined Graduate Level recruitment exams.
- Students demand cancellation of the 14th JPSC Civil Services Preliminary Test, citing alleged 'paper fixing' and 'paper leak' issues. The Jharkhand Crime Investigation Department is investigating, having questioned former JPSC chairman Khiangte and arrested 19 people so far.
- Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren formed a four-member team to facilitate dialogue, asserting that government concerns are 'an extremely serious matter.' Officials have not yet confirmed the official date, time, or venue for the meeting.
- Support for the protest intensified as the Bharatiya Janata Party pledged to raise the issue during the monsoon session beginning Thursday. Union Minister Sanjay Seth criticized Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, accusing him of adopting a 'double standard' on student issues.
- A protest march to the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly is scheduled for Friday by the All India Students' Association, with national president Neha Bora participating. The march aims to sustain pressure on the Jharkhand Government to address all student demands.
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We came here to support them: Singer Ankur R Pathak, Lyricist Ritesh Rajwada on Jharkhand student protest
Bollywood singer Ankur R Pathak and lyricist Ritesh Rajwada arrived in Ranchi to express support for students protesting over alleged irregularities in the Jharkhand Public Service Commission and Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission.
Viral Boy Dhoom also joined the students protesting against the JPSC and the state government at Ranchi's Jaipal Singh Stadium. He sang a song from Krish in his own style to support the protests.
Mohd Junaid reaches Ranchi to support Jharkhand student protests
Ranchi: Mohammad Junaid, who gained attention for feeding protesters at Jantar Mantar in Delhi, arrived in Jharkhand’s Ranchi to extend similar support to students protesting government recruitment exam irregularities. Videos from the protest site, Jaipal Singh Stadium, show Junaid interacting with several students, including the six protesters who are on an indefinite hunger strike. “Just as we stood with students during the NEET protest by arr…
Jharkhand News: Sanjay Seth Targets Rahul Gandhi Over Silence on Ranchi Student Protest
<p class="PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer" data-start="133" data-end="598">The political battle over the ongoing student protest in Ranchi intensified as Union Minister Sanjay Seth attacked Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, accusing him of adopting a “double standard” on student issues. Speaking on the JPSC and JSSC recruitment controversy, Seth questioned why Rahul Gandhi had raised his voice on student protests in other states but had not visited …
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