Demonstrators throughout an effigy-burning protest in opposition to Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren over the Jharkhand Excessive Court docket’s keep order on the Mixed Graduate Stage (CGL) examination, at Albert Ekka Chowk, in Ranchi, Jharkhand, on Friday (August 21, 2026).
| Photograph Credit score: PTI
“A scuffle broke out on Friday (August 21, 2026) between police and college students protesting in opposition to alleged Jharkhand recruitment examination irregularities in Ranchi, with the agitators making an attempt to burn effigies of Chief Minister Hemant Soren and Congress chief Rahul Gandhi,” officers mentioned.
Scholar leaders beneath the banner of the ‘JPSC-JSSC Reforms Manch’ have accused the Jharkhand authorities of “deceiving” and “betraying” job aspirants, after the High Court stayed some notifications cancelling appointments via the 11th and 13th JPSC examinations besides the JSSC-CGL.
“They gathered in massive quantity on the outstanding Albert Chowk to burn effigies of CM Soren and Rahul Gandhi. When the police tried to regulate them, a scuffle broke out… JMM staff have been additionally current on the spot,” an official mentioned.
Related scuffles have been additionally reported from Hazaribag and Giridih, the place JMM staff clashed with college students attempting to burn effigies of Mr. Soren.
Printed – August 21, 2026 09:00 pm IST
