Student leader Ravindra Paswan on Thursday accused the Jharkhand government of backtracking on its assurances to protesting students after the Jharkhand High Court stayed the state government’s order cancelling the 11th to 13th Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) examinations and appointments.
Speaking to ANI, Paswan said he would not comment on the High Court’s order but questioned the government’s stand during the hearing, alleging that it did not reflect the assurances given to the protesting students.
“I would not like to make a comment on the High Court order. But the commitment made to us by the government was that all our demands had been accepted, that the exam had been cancelled and that there would be a proper investigation. We did not see this intent of the government today,” Paswan said.
He alleged that the advocate representing the state government did not make any submission before the court and accused the government of attempting to end the students’ protest by cancelling the examinations while allowing the appointments to continue.
“The advocate representing the government did not even say a word. So, the government had only intended to end the students’ protest in one way or another, to get the exam cancelled on one end and allow joining from the other end. We had trusted the Jharkhand government. We thought that the CM wouldn’t do politics with students. But he is doing it today,” he said.
Paswan said students would now intensify their agitation and announced that effigies of the Chief Minister would be burnt across all 24 districts of the state on Friday.
“Now, students will have to do politics. Students will have to answer in the same manner. Students will burn an effigy of the CM across all 24 districts of the state tomorrow,” he said.
The Jharkhand High Court on Thursday stayed the state government’s order cancelling the 11th to 13th JPSC examinations and appointments, providing relief to newly appointed officers who had challenged the decision.
The court passed the order while hearing petitions filed by newly appointed officers against the government’s decision.
(ANI)
