The BJP-led opposition in Jharkhand on Friday (August 7, 2026) stalled the Jharkhand Assembly proceedings, demanding a CBI probe into the alleged irregularities in recruitment examinations in the State.
Stalling proceedings on the second day of the Monsoon Session, the Opposition MLAs trooped into the well of the House, raising slogans like “Hemant Soren quit office”. Amid the ruckus created by the saffron party legislators, Speaker Rabindra Nath Mahato urged them to go back to their seats.
When his repeated appeals went unheeded during Question Hour, he adjourned the House till 12.30 p.m.
At the protest earlier in the premises, the MLAs held placards aloft and raised slogans, like 'stop selling students' future' and 'recommend a CBI probe into irregularities in JPSC examination' to target the JMM-led government.
Leader of Opposition in the Assembly, Babulal Marandi, demanded a CBI probe under a court-monitored committee into the alleged irregularities in job exams, while the Congress alleged that the Central Bureau of Investigation has already “lost its credibility and become the Centre’s tool”.
Congress Legislature Party leader Pradeep Yadav said, “We are also concerned over students’ issues. The CID is investigating the matter. You (opposition) are demanding a probe by CBI, but the central agency has already lost its credibility and is acting as a tool of the Centre.”
Jharkhand Higher and Technical Education Minister Sudivya Kumar said the government is aware of the Opposition’s concern and wants to resolve the issues. Mr. Kumar took a jibe at the opposition MLAs, saying that they should also recall the “irregularities in the Jharkhand PSC 1 and 2 examinations” and alleged that the “BJP leaders’ relatives then secured jobs”.
The CID has so far arrested 19 people in connection with the job exam irregularities.
The protest, which began on July 25 under the banner of the JPSC-JSSC Reforms Manch at Jaipal Singh Munda Stadium in Ranchi, emerged as one of the biggest student-led movements in the State in recent years.
The demonstration against the alleged irregularities in recruitment exams in Jharkhand entered its 14th day on Friday (August 7, 2026) with six demonstrators on a hunger strike, even as two student unions announced that they would hold a march to the State assembly, which is in session, during the day.
The demonstrators have been demanding cancellation of the 14th Jharkhand PSC Civil Services Examination and an independent probe into the alleged irregularities in the recruitment test either by the CBI or by a panel of retired high court judges from outside the State.
They also stressed comprehensive reforms in the Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) and the Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission (JSSC).
Published - August 07, 2026 12:15 pm IST
Jharkhand / Bharatiya Janata Party
Source: The Hindu - India News
