Jharkhand recruitment exam protest enters 18th day, BJP calls state-wide bandh amid ED probe

Student protests over Jharkhand recruitment exam irregularities persist for eighteen days. The BJP observed a state-wide bandh while ABVP planned a march to the assembly. Authorities used water cannons and lathi-charged protesters attempting to reach the assembly. The Jharkhand CID arrested former JPSC chairperson L Khiangte in connection with irregularities. The state government agreed to cancel some examinations and proposed reforms for transparency.