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Jharkhand LoP Marandi demands removal of barricades near CM house
Jharkhand assembly LoP Babulal Marandi on Thursday urged the state government to remove barricades put up on Ranchi's busy Kanke Road as security for the chief minister's residence. The barricades were erected…
The Story in Brief
Jharkhand assembly LoP Babulal Marandi on Thursday urged the state government to remove barricades put up on Ranchi's busy Kanke Road as security for the chief minister's residence. The barricades were erected ahead of a reported student protest over alleged irregularities in recruitment exams. Marandi said the blockades caused severe inconvenience to commuters, schoolchildren, and vehicles providing essential services.
The students' protest over the recruitment exams entered its 20th day on Thursday, with agitators refusing to back down. Marandi questioned why the government was so 'terrified' of a peaceful democratic movement, and demanded a dialogue instead of 'harassing the public'. The Ranchi administration has cited security for Independence Day and the possible march as reasons for the heightened measures.
The Indian Opinion
The government's heavy security around the CM residence is understandable ahead of Independence Day and a student protest. But blocking a busy road like Kanke Road for days, causing hours-long jams for schoolchildren and essential vehicles, is a disproportionate response. Opposition leader Marandi is right to call out the 'unnecessary show of force' against a peaceful protest. The real test will come after August 15: will the barricades quietly vanish, or will they become a permanent fixture of Ranchi's landscape?
Source: newindianexpress.com
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