Roshan Kumar
Ranchi
The Monsoon session of the Jharkhand Assembly began on Thursday with BJP legislators attending the House wearing masks as a symbolic protest against the alleged irregularities in recruitment examinations conducted by the JPSC and JSSC.
Targeting the State Government, Leader of Opposition Babulal Marandi stated that students have been agitating for the past two weeks, yet Chief Minister and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi are silent on the issue. He warned that BJP’s struggle will continue from the floor of the House to the streets until a CBI investigation is recommended.
The masks worn by BJP MLAs featured slogans such as “Wake up government, come to your senses”, “Our jobs are our right, not for sale”, “Our hard work, our success”, and “Answer for the irregularities in JPSC and JSSC-CGL”.
Recalling the winter session of December 2024, Babulal Marandi noted that he had raised questions about the JSSC-CGL exam results back then as well. He added that the demand for a CBI inquiry into alleged seat-selling in JPSC and JSSC exams is now echoing nationwide, receiving widespread support from student movements.
Earlier, the monsoon session of Jharkhand assembly commenced today. The House assembled briefly on the opening day of the session and was adjourned till 11 am on Friday, August 7, after obituary references were made to eminent personalities who died recently.
Addressing the House, Speaker Rabindra Nath Mahato said there would be five working days during the Monsoon session, from August 6 to 12, and that the first supplementary budget for the 2026-27 fiscal would also be tabled.
“I am confident of conducting all the sittings of the session with utmost seriousness, discipline and constructiveness,” he said.
Mahato said democracy was not merely the rule of the majority but also a culture of dialogue, tolerance and mutual respect for differing views.
“The ruling party and the opposition are equally vital components of the democratic system. While differences of opinion are natural, public interest must always remain paramount,” the Speaker said.
Mahato appealed to the members to make the session disciplined, dignified, result-oriented and people-centric, so that the deliberations held here further strengthen the state’s democratic values and the bond with the public.
Members of the House observed a minute’s silence in memory of politicians, artists, social workers, litterateurs and common citizens who passed away recently.
