Jharkhand exam stir: Students to burn Rahul Gandhi, CM effigies Sunday; plan CM’s residence gherao
Students in Jharkhand are protesting against alleged recruitment exam irregularities, planning to burn effigies of the Chief Minister and Rahul Gandhi. The protesters are demanding a CBI probe and the cancellation of specific exam papers.
Why it matters
Reflects growing youth unrest regarding government employment processes and political accountability in India.
Students protesting against alleged irregularities in Jharkhand's recruitment exams announced that they would burn the effigies of Chief Minister Hemant Soren and Rahul Gandhi in all districts on Sunday (August 16, 2026), accusing the JMM-Congress alliance of "failing to take concrete action" on their demands.
As the protest entered its 23rd day, the agitators accused the ruling alliance of playing politics over their issues and announced they would gherao the Chief Minister's residence on August 20, demanding his resignation.
A day earlier, they had demanded the Congress withdraw support from the ruling coalition since the Chief Minister "was not listening to him".
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