Jharkhand Student Protesters Urge Rahul Gandhi to Come to Protest Site, Withdraw Support From Govt
Gandhi said the students’ protest has been peaceful and urged Soren to meet them as 24 days of agitation and hunger strikes continue.
- On Monday, Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi urged Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren to personally meet students protesting recruitment irregularities in Ranchi, writing that a meeting would help "reinforce" the government's commitment to resolving their concerns.
- The agitation against the Jharkhand Public Service Commission and Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission has continued for 24 days, with some students remaining on an indefinite hunger strike despite Gandhi's support for their "legitimate" demands.
- Criticizing the capture of the education system, Gandhi asserted that the Indian education system has been transformed by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and the Bharatiya Janata Party, while affirming that protest remains "one of the central pillars" of democracy.
- Despite being part of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha-led government, Congress welcomed the state's decision to begin dialogue with students, with Gandhi expressing hope that a direct meeting would help resolve the remaining issues.
- The Bharatiya Janata Party staged a protest previously at Parliament's Makar Dwar, where Member of Parliament Kangna Ranaut and other leaders criticized police action against the Ranchi students during the Monsoon Session on August 11.
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Ranchi: Rahul Gandhi and the Congress stood firmly behind the job aspirants protesting alleged irregularities in Jharkhand’s recruitment exams, the party’s state in-charge K Raju said on Monday, August 17, and appealed to Chief Minister Hemant Soren to resolve the issue soon. This came as students protesting against the alleged irregularities for 24 days now accused the ruling JMM-Congress alliance of “failing to take concrete action” on their d…
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