THE office-bearers and members of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), Jabalpur, staged a large-scale demonstration and burnt the effigy of Jharkhand Government at Ghantaghar, Badi Omti on Thursday. The protest was organised to voice strong opposition against the police baton charge and force used against student activists during a peaceful assembly march in Jharkhand over alleged irregularities in competitive examinations. The demonstration was the result of recent developments in Jharkhand, where thousands of job aspirants and student activists were marching toward the Legislative Assembly to present demands regarding alleged recruitment discrepancies in the Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) and Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission (JSSC) examinations. Security personnel intercepted the march using lathicharge, tear gas shells and water cannons, leaving several activists injured and provoking widespread outrage.

 

Addressing the gathering in Jabalpur, ABVP State Secretary Subrat Bajhal stated that students were exercising their democratic rights to demand fairness in state examinations. He noted that the violent police action against peaceful marchers has deeply angered the academic community across the country. ABVP City Secretary Aryan Punj criticized the local administration's reliance on force, asserting that suppressing student grievances with batons and tear gas violates core democratic norms. He stated that democratic governance requires open dialogue rather than administrative repression when dealing with public demands. They demanded for a transparent examination process, accountability in recruitment commissions and protection of democratic protesting rights and condemned police action against students in Jharkhand and demands for academic reform. ABVP declared full solidarity with the student movement in Jharkhand and warned of expanded, nationwide democratic agitations if student rights continue to be suppressed. The demonstration concluded with participating activists taking a formal pledge to continue advocating for transparent recruitment systems and student welfare nationwide.