Protesters rally in India’s Jharkhand over alleged exam irregularities
Summary
Students in Jharkhand, India, protested against alleged cheating in government job exams, demanding changes to the exam system and investigations into leaked test papers. Police used water cannons and set up barricades to stop the protests, but the demonstrations continue with some protesters on hunger strikes.Key Facts
- Protests are happening in Jharkhand’s capital, Ranchi, over exam irregularities in state government recruitment tests.
- Students claim exam questions were leaked and want some tests canceled and a federal investigation.
- Police deployed water cannons, barbed wire, and drones to control protestors near the state Legislative Assembly.
- Six protesters, including student leader Devendra Nath Mahto, are on indefinite hunger strikes.
- The state government canceled the 14th Public Service Commission preliminary exam and two backlog recruitment tests.
- Three board members of the Public Service Commission resigned after state investigators questioned them.
- Protesters want the government to cancel the Combined Graduate Level exam and hand over the case to India’s Central Bureau of Investigation.
- These protests follow a similar youth-led movement in New Delhi that led to the resignation of the national Education Minister over exam leaks.
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