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Jharkhand protest leader Devendra Mahto critical, hospitalised
Student leader Devendra Nath Mahto was admitted to Ranchi Sadar Hospital in critical condition after his blood sugar dropped sharply during a march towards the Jharkhand Assembly in Ranchi. He had been…
The Story in Brief
Student leader Devendra Nath Mahto was admitted to Ranchi Sadar Hospital in critical condition after his blood sugar dropped sharply during a march towards the Jharkhand Assembly in Ranchi. He had been on a nine-day hunger strike to demand transparency in recruitment exams. Police and protesters clashed near the Assembly, with officers using water cannons, tear gas, and batons. Four policemen and several protesters were injured. Mahto’s aide alleged he was injured in a police lathi-charge. Mahto, who addressed the crowd from a stretcher, said the fight was not political but for lakhs of students.
The Indian Opinion
The Jharkhand government and protesters both have a point. Exams must be fair, but a nine-day hunger strike and a march on the Assembly invite chaos. The claim that police used a lathi-charge on a critically ill man, if true, is brutal. Yet the government must also show it can keep order without being heavy-handed. The real test: will the government release a clear, third-party audit of the recruitment exam, or will it rely on force and rhetoric?
Source: news.abplive.com
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