Jharkhand protesters defy tear gas, lathi charge to enter assembly premises – top developments

Job
aspi a ts
clash
with
police
du i g
a
p otest
ea
the
Jha kha d
assembly
i
Ra chi

NEW
DELHI:
Thousa ds
of
job
aspi a ts
p otesti g
alleged
i egula ities
i
Jha kha d
ec uitme t
exami atio s
clashed
with
secu ity
fo ces
o
Mo day
afte
b eachi g
multiple
ba icades
a d
attempti g
to
each
the
state
assembly.
Police
used
wate
ca o s,
fi ed
tea
gas
shells
a d
ca ied
out
a
lathi-cha ge
as
p oteste s
moved
towa ds
the
assembly
p emises.The
p otest,
ow
i
its
17th
day,
has
i te sified
despite
seve al
ou ds
of
talks
betwee
the
gove me t
a d
demo st ato s.The
agitato s
a e
dema di g
ca cellatio
of
seve al
ec uitme t
exams,
efo ms
i
the
JPSC
a d
JSSC,
a d
a
i depe de t
p obe
i to
alleged
i egula ities.

P oteste s
e te
assembly
p emises;
House
adjou ed

Some
p oteste s
b eached
ba icades
a d
e te ed
the
Jha kha d
assembly
p emises.
Police
used
wate
ca o s
a d
fi ed
seve al
ou ds
of
tea
gas
whe
the
p oteste s
eached
the
fi al
ba icade
ea
Jaga athpu
Temple,
a ou d
200
met es
f om
the
assembly.Despite
the
secu ity
actio ,
a
sectio
of
p oteste s
ma aged
to
symbolically
e te
the
assembly
p emises.
Police
also
eso ted
to
a
lathi-cha ge
afte
the
demo st ato s
attempted
to
move
fo wa d.Seve al
p oteste s
claimed
they
we e
i ju ed,
i cludi g
female
stude ts.

The
assembly
was
adjou ed
fo
the
day
i
the
afte oo .The
ma ch
bega
a ou d
10.30am
f om
outside
the
old
assembly
buildi g
a d
coi cided
with
chief
mi iste
Hema t
So e ‘s
51st
bi thday.

Fo me
JPSC
chief
L
Khia gte
a ested
i
ec uitme t
exam
case

Jha kha d
CID
a ested
fo me
JPSC
chai pe so
L
Khia gte
i
co ectio
with
alleged
i egula ities
i
ec uitme t
exami atio s,
taki g
the
total
umbe
of
a ests
i
the
case
to
20.Khia gte,
a
1988-batch
IAS
office ,
was
appoi ted
JPSC
chai pe so
i
Feb ua y
last
yea
afte
eti i g
as
the
state’s
chief
sec eta y.
He
esig ed
f om
the
post
o
July
22,
sayi g
he
had
volu ta ily
stepped
dow
to
facilitate
a
impa tial
i vestigatio .The
fo me
JPSC
chief
had
bee
questio ed
fou
times
si ce
July
28.
His
a est
came
a
day
afte
all
th ee
JPSC
membe s
—
Ajeeta
Bhattacha ya,
A ima
Ha sda
a d
Jamal
Ahmad
—
esig ed
afte
bei g
summo ed
by
the
CID
fo
questio i g.

Rahul
Ga dhi
co dem s
use
of
fo ce
agai st
stude ts

Co g ess
leade
Rahul
Ga dhi
c iticised
the
use
of
fo ce
agai st
the
p otesti g
stude ts,
sayi g
they
had
a
ight
to
peaceful
p otest.”The
use
of
fo ce
agai st
stude ts
p otesti g
i
Jha kha d
is
w o g,”
Ga dhi
said,
addi g
that
o ly
dialogue
could
esolve
the
issue.
He
u ged
the
state
gove me t
to
co ti ue
liste i g
to
the
p oteste s
a d
esolve
thei
co ce s
immediately.

P oteste s
dema d
ca cellatio
of
exams,
i depe de t
p obe

The
JPSC-JSSC
Refo ms
Ma ch,
which
is
spea headi g
the
agitatio ,
has
dema ded
comp ehe sive
efo ms
i
the
Jha kha d
Public
Se vice
Commissio
a d
Jha kha d
Staff
Selectio
Commissio .The
p oteste s
a e
seeki g
ca cellatio
of
seve al
ec uitme t
exami atio s,
i cludi g
the
14th
JPSC
Civil
Se vices
Exami atio ,
a d
a
i depe de t
p obe
by
eithe
the
CBI
o
a
pa el
of
eti ed
High
Cou t
judges
f om
outside
the
state.They
said
the
gove me t
had
ag eed
to
ca cel
o ly
th ee
of
the
13
exami atio s
they
wa t
sc apped.

Gove me t
accuses
BJP
of
hijacki g
p otest

State
mi iste
Sudivya
Kuma
alleged
that
the
agitatio
had
moved
beyo d
a
stude ts’
moveme t
a d
was
bei g
d ive
by
the
BJP’s
political
age da.
He
claimed
the
gove me t
had
al eady
fulfilled
95%
of
the
p oteste s’
dema ds.BJP
Yuva
Mo cha
state
p eside t
Shasha k
Raj,
howeve ,
called
the
police
actio
a
“black
day
fo
democ acy”
a d
u ged
chief
mi iste
Hema t
So e
ot
to
be
“i se sitive”
towa ds
the
stude ts’
dema ds.

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