Jharkhand erupts over exam row: Students clash with police, tear gas fired
The protesters are demanding cancellation of several exams, comprehensive JPSC-JSSC reforms and an independent probe into the alleged irregularities. The agitation comes amid an ED money-laundering probe and a CID investigation that has led to the arrest of former JPSC chief L Khiangte.
Despite six rounds of talks, the protest continues. The government has offered a judicially monitored probe into alleged recruitment irregularities but said it cannot unilaterally cancel the JSSC-CGL exam. Follow indiatoday.in for live updates.The protesters, marching under the banner of the JPSC-JSSC Reform Morcha as part of a Vidhan Sabha Gherao, breached multiple police barricades near the Assembly. Security personnel deployed water cannons and later resorted to lathicharge as the situation escalated. Some protesters were reportedly injured.The students are demanding the cancellation of certain examinations conducted by the Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) and Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission (JSSC), besides seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into alleged irregularities.
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