Congress leader and Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi has said that the police violence against students protesting in Jharkhand is wrong.
Students have been protesting since July 25, alleging irregularities in the examination conducted by the Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) and the Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission (JSSC), as well as fraud in OMR sheets and discrepancies in the exam results.
As a continuation of the protest, police set up barricades and stopped the students on the route of the march toward the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly. As the students tried to break through the police barricades, a scuffle broke out between the police and the students.
Therefore, the police used force against the students by firing tear gas shells, spraying water, and lathi-charging them.
Regarding this, Rahul Gandhi posted on his X page:
Using violence against students who took part in the protest in Jharkhand was wrong. Students have the right to protest peacefully. Moreover, solutions can be found only through dialogue. He has noted that the Jharkhand government should listen to the students’ grievances and find solutions to them.
झारखंड में विरोध-प्रदर्शन कर रहे छात्रों के ख़िलाफ़ बल का इस्तेमाल ग़लत है।
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) August 10, 2026
छात्रों को शांतिपूर्ण विरोध का अधिकार है और बातचीत से ही समाधान निकल सकता है।
झारखंड सरकार को इन छात्रों की बात सुननी चाहिए और हर समस्या का तुरंत समाधान करना चाहिए।
The use of force against students…
