Roshan Kumar
Ranchi
The Monsoon Session of the sixth Jharkhand Legislative Assembly, which is scheduled from August 6 to August 12, 2026, featuring five working days, is likely to witness stormy days with the Opposition armed with several issues including the ongoing students’ protest.
Key business of the House includes tabling the first supplementary budget for 2026-27 on August 7, alongside debates on recruitment exam irregularities, law and order, and drought conditions.
Ahead of the session, an all-party meeting chaired by Assembly Speaker Rabindra Nath Mahato was held on Wednesday to discuss the smooth conduct of the House’s proceedings.
The issue of the students’ protest, currently underway at Jaipal Singh Munda Stadium in Ranchi, figured prominently during the meeting. Leaders from various political parties urged the government to initiate talks with the agitating students at the earliest and work towards an amicable resolution.
Facing an intense protest by students and job aspirants, Chief Minister Hemant Soren appears to have relented. In what can be construed as outreach, he promised the protesters that his government will consider their “concerns and demands” seriously.
The protesters have been staging an indefinite sit-in at Jaipal Singh Munda Stadium since July 29. They have accused the JMM-led government of attempting to “whitewash” the issue by handing the probe to the state’s Criminal Investigation Department (CID).
Moreover, the main opposition party BJP has backed the students’ protest and has demanded a CBI probe into the controversy surrounding the Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) and Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission (JSSC) examinations.
The agitation is centred on alleged irregularities in recruitment examinations conducted by the Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) and the Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission (JSSC). Political observers believe the issue is likely to dominate discussions during the Monsoon Session.
The all-party meeting was attended by Chief Minister Hemant Soren, Leader of the Opposition Babulal Marandi, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Radha Krishna Kishore, Congress Legislature Party leader Pradeep Yadav, JLKM MLA Jairam Mahato, AJSU MLA Nirmal Mahto, LJP MLA Suresh Paswan, and representatives of other political parties.
Participants agreed that the Assembly proceedings should be conducted in accordance with democratic traditions and parliamentary decorum.
During the meeting, Jairam Mahato pressed for immediate talks between the government and representatives of the protesting students. He also demanded a special two-hour discussion in the House on the alleged recruitment scam and sought a detailed debate on the drought situation in the state.
