Kharge backs Jharkhand student protesters, demands home minister explain lathi-charge

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Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge backed student protests over alleged Jharkhand recruitment exam irregularities and demanded the Union home minister explain lathi-charge and pellet gun use at Jantar Mantar. The protests, in their 13th day, reached the Jharkhand Assembly on Thursday. Kharge said Congress stands with students everywhere, including against alliance partners, and is writing to partners to understand what happened. Protesters demand cancellation of the 14th JPSC civil services exam and an independent probe; six are on hunger strike. They plan an Assembly gherao on August 10.


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