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ABVP supporters clash with police in Jharkhand job exam protest
ABVP members clashed with police near Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren's residence in Ranchi on Friday during a protest march. Around 8-10 protesters, including three ABVP office-bearers, were detained. The protest, now…
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ABVP members clashed with police near Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren's residence in Ranchi on Friday during a protest march. Around 8-10 protesters, including three ABVP office-bearers, were detained. The protest, now in its 15th day, demands the cancellation of the 14th JPSC Civil Services Examination and an independent probe into alleged irregularities in state recruitment exams.
The Jharkhand government held separate meetings with several student groups on Saturday, describing their demands as 'genuine', but talks failed to break the deadlock. The government has created a dedicated email for reform suggestions and said it will continue discussions. The ABVP has announced a 'Vidhan Sabha march' for August 11. The JPSC-JSSC Candidates' Forum has demanded a CBI investigation or a probe by a panel of retired high court judges from outside the state.
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The protest has now survived 15 days and a clutch of broken talks, yet it is the street clash with police that will dominate headlines, not the government's offer of a reform email. Each side wants to paint the other as intransigent. The students' demand for a CBI probe is loud; the government's response so far has been to create committees. Watch whether the August 11 Vidhan Sabha march draws enough numbers to force the CM to reply with specifics, not process.
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