Exam row: Champai Soren accuses Jharkhand govt of cheating job aspirants, demands CBI probe

RANCHI: Senior BJP leader and former Jharkhand chief minister Champai Soren on Saturday accused the JMM-led alliance government of cheating job aspirants and using police force against those seeking a fair probe into alleged irregularities in recruitment examinations.

Soren demanded that the state government recommend a CBI inquiry into the alleged irregularities, claiming that the ruling alliance had no intention of providing justice to the protesting job aspirants.

"JMM workers and police thrashed the students who were peacefully protesting and attempting to burn effigies of the chief minister. They had also taken permission from the administration. Despite this, they were beaten. It happened not only in Ranchi but also in other districts of the state," Soren alleged.

A scuffle broke out on Friday between police and students protesting against alleged irregularities in Jharkhand recruitment examinations in Ranchi, Hazaribag, Giridih and other districts.

The protesters had attempted to burn effigies of Chief Minister Hemant Soren and the Congress.

The BJP leader alleged that the government had already weakened the case concerning alleged irregularities in examinations conducted by the Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC).

"Former JPSC chairman is in jail, while other members have been forced to resign. Now, who will submit the documents related to irregularities?” he asked.

Soren further alleged that the students had understood the government's "trick".

"Feeling cheated, the protesting students during Friday's programme were just demanding that the government present the correct facts before the court and follow the entire legal procedure," he alleged.