Normal life was disrupted across Jharkhand on Tuesday as BJP workers enforced a statewide bandh protesting police action against job aspirants. The agitation follows demands for recruitment exam reforms and an independent probe, amid ED and CID investigations into alleged irregularities
Protests by students in Ranchi over alleged irregularities in Jharkhand recruitment exams turned violent on Monday, with police using water cannons, tear gas, and lathi-charge to stop a march to the assembly. Chief Minister Hemant Soren appealed for dialogue, but BJP announced a statewide bandh on Tuesday against “police atrocities.”
