Jharkhand protesters threaten to gherao CM's residence, demand his resignation

Job aspirants protesting alleged irregularities in Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) examinations are escalating their demonstrations. Students announced on Saturday, the 22nd day of their indefinite strike, that they will surround Chief Minister Hemant Soren's official residence on August 20. They are demanding his resignation and a thorough investigation into the alleged scams.

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This is the first time we are making this demand. It’s time that accountability must also be fixed for the scams.

Protesters, organized under the "JPSC-JSSC Reforms Manch," have been advocating for accountability. "This is the first time we are making this demand. It’s time that accountability must also be fixed for the scams," said Piyush Singh, a spokesperson for the group. Previously, the students have engaged in protests like the ‘Tiranga Yatra’ (Tricolor March), adhering to what they describe as a "Gandhian way." However, they feel their pleas have been ignored.

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We have been pleading the government in a Gandhian way till now. But our demands have been falling on deaf ear.

"We have been pleading the government in a Gandhian way till now. But our demands have been falling on deaf ear," Singh stated. "We are today announcing to gherao the chief minister residence on August 20. We are reiterating our demands to cancel JSSC -CGL exam and order CBI inquiry. If they don’t, we will march to the chief minister residence and keep sitting there until our demands are met."

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We are today announcing to gherao the chief minister residence on August 20. We are reiterating our demands to cancel JSSC -CGL exam and order CBI inquiry. If they don’t, we will march to the chief minister residence and keep sitting there until our demands are met.

The students are also calling for the Congress party to withdraw its support from the ruling JMM-led coalition government in Jharkhand. "We seek his resignation as both the JMM and the Congress are playing politics with us," said JPSC-JSSC Reforms Manch leader Ravindra Paswan. He added that if the chief minister is not responsive, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi should withdraw support from the coalition. The protesters are seeking a CBI investigation or an inquiry by a panel of retired judges from outside Jharkhand.

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We will gherao the chief minister’s residence on August 20. We seek his resignation as both the JMM and the Congress are playing politics with us. We also demand that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi withdraw support from the JMM-led coalition if the CM is not listening to him.