‘They are like the dead’: Jharkhand students burn CM Hemant Soren, Rahul Gandhi's effigies amid exam protest
Jharkhand student protests: The students accused the JMM-Congress alliance of "failing to take concrete action" on their demands.
Students in Jharkhand protested against alleged irregularities in recruitment exams, burning effigies of Chief Minister Hemant Soren, opposition leader Rahul Gandhi, and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav. They compared the politicians to "the dead," accusing them of failing to take action on their demands. The state government invited the students for fresh talks on August 17, which they accepted.
The agitators vowed to gherao the chief minister's residence on August 20, demanding his resignation. A protester, who called himself the younger brother of Gandhi and Soren, shaved his head and said he was mourning his elder brothers. He accused the politicians of playing politics over their issues and using the students' plight for their own political interests.
The protesters demanded the cancellation of the 14th JPSC, a CBI probe into all exams, public release of a probe report, and action against guilty officials. They also demanded the revocation of the suspension of Santosh Kumar Mastana, a whistleblower, and the withdrawal of cases against him.
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