Mahto has continued his protest despite being hospitalised, pressing for the demands of lakhs of students affected by alleged irregularities in recruitment examinations conducted by the Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) and Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission (JSSC). Wednesday (August 12) marks the 11th day of Jharkhand Loktantrik Krantikari Morcha (JLKM) leader Devendra Nath Mahto’s hunger strike.
Jharkhand Protest: While speaking to reporters here, Student leader Ravindra Paswan said around 50,000 students participated in the march in Ranchi despite alleged attempts by the police administration to stop students in different districts.
The development comes amid heightened tension surrounding the students’ agitation, with protesters alleging lathicharges on students and media personnel during the Ranchi protest march to the state Assembly on Monday. I thank all these students for understanding this fight for their rights and making yesterday’s protest successful,” Paswan said. Police used tear gas shells and water cannons to disperse the crowd. He alleged that the police used batons while trying to remove students. Suddenly, chaos broke out, and people started running here and there. Police tried to remove students from there using batons. “Their mood suddenly changed, and all students were chased away using batons. There must have been pressure on them by the Govt. Should there not have been women Police personnel too? Paswan asked. “Such barbarism cannot be unleashed on students. A warning should have been given to students. But nothing like that ever happened. But instead of doing that, you hit students with batons. Student leader Piyush Kumar also accused the Jharkhand administration of using force against students as well as media personnel.
Student leader Ravindra Paswan said around 50,000 students participated in the march in Ranchi despite alleged attempts by the police administration to stop students in different districts While speaking to reporters here. “On August 10, a historic gathering of students was seen in the students’ march. Despite the Police administration’s attempts to stop students in different districts, about 50,000 students were seen on the streets of Ranchi. He added that the police initially cooperated with the protesters, but the situation changed after 5 pm. “We had great support from the Police administration, but we saw this cooperation only until 5 pm. I am not directly accusing the Police, but there must be some pressure on them from the top after 6 pm not to let students be there under any circumstances,” he said.
He further alleged that the incident indicated a “moral lack” on the part of the state government and condemned the action against the students during the ‘Vidhan Sabha gherao’ march. We strongly condemn this,” he said.
We agree that there must have been some anti-social elements among the students, but we had a meeting with the administration before the agitation that if they feel that there is any such element, identify them and take action.
