Jharkhand protest LIVE: BJP calls 'statewide bandh' today against police action during Ranchi march
Jharkhand protest LIVE: The Jharkhand government has been slammed by both the Congress and the BJP for police action on student protestors on Monday, with the BJP having called for a ‘statewide bandh' on Tuesday. The action was also criticised by Rahul Gandhi.
The Jharkhand Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president, Aditya Sahu, has called for a statewide bandh today against the Hemant Soren-led government's police action during the JPSC-JSSC aspirants' protest march in Ranchi. The BJP alleges that hundreds of students were injured during the lathicharge, and Sahu supports the party's call for the bandh on Tuesday.
Ranchi police used water canons to disperse the protesters, who were taking out a Vidhan Sabha Gherao march over recruitment examination issues. The protesting aspirants demanded the cancellation of the JSSC-CGL examination, a CBI probe into alleged irregularities, and reforms in the recruitment process. Chief Minister Hemant Soren assured that the students' demands would be addressed through dialogue, and praised administrative and police officials for handling the situation responsibly.
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