A video in social media has gone viral where the Jharkhand police attacked class 10 and 12 class girl students who had gathered to protest before State Minister Banna Gupta over dissatisfaction with board results.
In the video, one can clearly see the police had ordered a lathi-charge to disperse the students after they expressed their displeasure over the board examination results declared by the Jharkhand Academic Council and demanded reconsideration over the results.
Women empowerment in Congress ruled Jharkhand. Class 12 girls being beaten brutally.
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It has been alleged that the girls had entered the hall where Gupta was chairing a meeting to register their protest.
State Education Minister Jagarnath Mahto in an interview with the ANI said, “There’s a well-established procedure for reassessment. If any unsuccessful student wants to pass the exam, he/ she should approach the grievance cell.”
In the aftermath of this incident, the video was severely criticised on social media as it was clear that the police used disproportionate force on the young girls and BJP state president from Ranchi Deepak Prakash has now demanded strong action from the state government led by Chief Minister Hemant Soren.
#WATCH | Jharkhand: Police lathi-charged girl students at Dhanbad collectorate where they gathered to protest before State Minister Banna Gupta on July 6. The protesting girls forced their way to gate of a hall where Gupta was chairing a meeting, prompting police to use force pic.twitter.com/EXwnWb02Co
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“The oppressive government of Jharkhand wants to suppress the voice of the people, yesterday’s lathi charge on girl students in Dhanbad is a shameful act. The public will answer them soon,” said BJP in a series of tweets on the incident.
“The students are having tough times for two years now because of the pandemic. Instead of being compassionate, the government is letting its police take action against them. is shameful,” Prakash said.
When the police attacked the girls, it resulted in two girls fainting and as many as six of them sustained injuries.
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