Thousands of young job-seekers clashed with police in Jharkhand on Monday, alleging irregularities in qualifying exams for civil service posts. Police fired teargas to break up the protest, while participants press for an overhaul of the examination system.
Civil service posts in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand are filled through state-run qualifying examinations. The dispute pits applicants, mostly young job-seekers, against the authorities who conduct those exams and against the state government they want to change the recruitment system.
Thousands of young job-seekers clashed with police in the eastern state of Jharkhand on Monday, accusing authorities of irregularities in qualifying exams for civil service posts. Police used teargas to break up the protest, whose participants are demanding an overhaul of the examination system.