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Jharkhand students breach barricades in massive assembly march
Thousands of Jharkhand job aspirants breached barbed-wire barricades and faced water cannons on Monday as they marched to the state assembly in Ranchi, demanding a CBI probe into recruitment exam irregularities. The…
The Story in Brief
Thousands of Jharkhand job aspirants breached barbed-wire barricades and faced water cannons on Monday as they marched to the state assembly in Ranchi, demanding a CBI probe into recruitment exam irregularities. The protest entered its 17th day, with six students on hunger strike. Police had imposed prohibitory orders within a 750-metre radius of the Vidhan Sabha.
The Hemant Soren government says it accepted 98 per cent of demands, including cancellation of the 14th JPSC exam. But the students insist only three of 13 sought exams have been scrapped and refuse to drop the agitation without a CBI probe into the JSSC-CGL exam. The Enforcement Directorate has registered a money-laundering case. All three JPSC members resigned after the CID summoned them.
The Indian Opinion
Both the government and the students are spinning facts. The government claims it accepted 98 per cent of demands, but students say only three of 13 exam cancellations were conceded. The CGL exam remains the core dispute: the government says it cannot cancel a court-monitored test, while students call it a scam. Political posturing from the BJP and JMM is muddying a genuine jobs crisis. The real test will be whether the ED probe produces arrests or more paperwork.
Sources (11): timesofindia.indiatimes.com, thehindu.com, indiatvnews.com, newindianexpress.com, indiatoday.in, indiatoday.in (2), timesnownews.com, thefederal.com, hindustantimes.com, livemint.com, timesnownews.com (2)
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Updated: this story now draws on 11 sources.
