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Jharkhand students cut cake for CM’s birthday in exam protest
Police in Ranchi used water cannons, tear gas and batons on Monday as thousands of job aspirants breached barricades during a march to the Jharkhand Assembly over alleged irregularities in recruitment exams.…
The Story in Brief
Police in Ranchi used water cannons, tear gas and batons on Monday as thousands of job aspirants breached barricades during a march to the Jharkhand Assembly over alleged irregularities in recruitment exams. The protest coincided with Chief Minister Hemant Soren's 51st birthday, with students sarcastically cutting a cake for him at the protest site. One protester dressed as Spider-Man, calling it a Gen-Z style of demonstration.
After nine days on hunger strike, JLKM leader Devendra Nath Mahto joined the march on a stretcher and was later hospitalised with critically low blood sugar. Police arrested former JPSC chairman L. Khiangte. The protesters demand cancellation of several exams and a CBI probe. The government says 95% of demands have been met and accused the BJP of hijacking the agitation.
The Indian Opinion
The protest has two competing narratives: the government calls it a BJP hijack, while students see a brutal crackdown on a peaceful movement. Both sides exaggerate. The cake-cutting and Spider-Man stunts are colourful distractions from the real demand, an honest probe. The question is whether the government will cancel the tainted exams or let the agitators bleed out. The number of examinations the government agrees to scrap will settle this, not memes or batons.
Sources (3): assamtribune.com, greaterkashmir.com, telanganatoday.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 3 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 3 sources.
