Jharkhand students’ protest: BJP calls 'statewide bandh' after Ranchi lathicharge; JLKM leader Devendra Nath Mahto hospitalised, JPSC-JSSC aspirants demand CBI probe

Jharkhand’s student agitation intensified after police used lathis, tear gas and water cannons during a Ranchi Assembly march by JPSC-JSSC aspirants. The BJP has called a statewide bandh against the action, while protesters demand cancellation of the JSSC-CGL exam, a CBI probe into alleged irregularities and recruitment reforms.