Jharkhand Students Protest: BJP Calls Bandh Today Over Police "Atrocities"
The Jharkhand BJP has called for a statewide bandh following a violent police crackdown on students protesting alleged irregularities in JPSC and JSSC examinations. BJP state president Aditya Sahu criticized the Hemant Soren-led government for the use of lathicharge and tear gas against the protesting aspirants.
Why it matters
The incident highlights growing political tensions in Jharkhand regarding youth unemployment and government accountability, with student protests becoming a focal point for opposition mobilization.
Jharkhand Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Aditya Sahu launched a sharp attack on the Hemant Soren-led government over the police action during the JPSC-JSSC aspirants' protest march, alleging that hundreds of students were injured in the lathicharge and announcing support for the party's call for a 'statewide bandh' on Tuesday (today).Speaking to ANI, Sahu said the decision was taken in protest against "injustice and atrocities" faced by students."It is because of the injustice and atrocities inflicted upon our children and students, the selling of jobs, the leaking of exam papers beforehand, and the barbaric manner in which lathis were rained down on our children's bodies," he said."Taking advantage of the darkness of night, and even in broad daylight, tear gas shells and other projectiles were fired, leaving hundreds of children injured. They are our children.
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