Students protesting against alleged irregularities in Jharkhand recruitment examinations took out a ‘Tiranga Yatra’ here on Saturday to mark the country’s 80th Independence Day, and announced that they would gherao Chief Minister Hemant Soren’s residence on August 20, demanding his resignation.
We seek his resignation as both the JMM and the Congress are playing politics with us. The protesters also said that they would burn effigies of the chief minister and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi across all 24 districts on Sunday, and accused the ruling JMM-Congress alliance of failing to take concrete action on their demands. “We will gherao the chief minister’s residence on August 20.
We also demand that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi withdraw support from the JMM-led coalition if the CM is not listening to him,” JPSC-JSSC Reforms Manch leader Ravindra Paswan said.
Earlier reporting noted: The protesters announced on Saturday that they will burn effigies of Soren and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on August 16. The JPSC-JSSC Reforms Manch also said that it will gherao the CM’s residence on August 20.
The protesters said they would not withdraw the demonstration until the government addresses their demands, including cancellation of examinations in which alleged irregularities were found, and an independent probe into the recruitment process. The protesters appealed to students across Jharkhand to assemble in Ranchi for the proposed gherao and said they would not withdraw agitation until their demands are met. “We demanded Chief Minister Hemant Soren’s resignation as the government fails to cancel JSSC-CGL and the JPSC examinations in which irregularities were found,” the student leader said. Former Jharkhand chief minister and BJP MLA Champai Soren accused the Hemant Soren government of running a “despotic government” and questioned its reluctance to recommend a CBI probe into the allegations. Earlier reporting noted: According to a report by news agency PTI, the students have also demanded that Congress withdraw support from the JMM-led coalition if the Jharkhand CM does not listen to them.
Earlier reporting noted: Jharkhand protest: Students demand CM Hemant Soren’s resignation, ask Congress to ‘withdraw support’ Students protesting against alleged job and exam irregularities have demanded Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren’s resignation, accusing Congress and JMM of playing politics.
