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Cake, Spider-Man, water cannons at Jharkhand exam protest
Protesting students in Ranchi cut a cake for Chief Minister Hemant Soren’s birthday and one dressed as Spider-Man as they marched towards the state Assembly on Monday. Police used water cannons and…
The Story in Brief
Protesting students in Ranchi cut a cake for Chief Minister Hemant Soren’s birthday and one dressed as Spider-Man as they marched towards the state Assembly on Monday. Police used water cannons and lathi charge after protesters breached barricades; some students were seen dancing under the jets.
The Gen-Z demonstrators, including a student on a stretcher, are demanding cancellation of exams marred by irregularities and a CBI probe. One protester carried a placard saying 'sell Hariya, not exams'. Separately, the state CID arrested former Jharkhand Public Service Commission chairman L. Khiangte, reports Telangana Today.
The Indian Opinion
The sight of a cake and Spider-Man costume at a serious exam protest may invite charges of trivialising a grave issue. But the students are using social media-savvy tactics precisely because conventional protests have not moved the government. The real question is not whether their methods are immature, but whether the state will address the irregularities in recruitment exams. The CID arrest of the former JPSC chairman is a start, the test will be if it leads to a thorough probe and exam cancellation.
Sources (2): indiatvnews.com, telanganatoday.com
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Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
