Ranchi

BJP MLAs on Tuesday created a ruckus in the Jharkhand assembly over baton charge on students protesting against alleged irregularities in recruitment exams in the state, forcing the Speaker to adjourn the House twice.

The opposition MLAs trooped into the well of the House and raised slogans against the JMM-led government for Monday's police action on the protesting job aspirants.

Despite repeated requests by Speaker Rabindra Nath Mahato, the BJP legislators were in no mood to go back to their seats.

Mahato adjourned the proceedings twice - first till noon and the second till 2 pm.

As the House reassembled after noon, Leader of Opposition in the assembly, Babulal Marandi, sought Chief Minister Hemant Soren's response on the alleged atrocities on students, including baton charge, firing tear gas shells and use of water canon.

Earlier, Congress MLA Pradip Yadav raised the issue of students' protest and alleged that BJP-backed miscreants had indulged in violence during the peaceful demonstration by job aspirants.

Reacting to this, the BJP started the demonstration in the well of the House, which led to the adjournment.

Thousands of job aspirants marched towards the assembly, breached multiple barricades and clashed with the police personnel on Monday.

The police used water cannons near Jagannathpur Temple and fired tear gas shells as protesters moved towards the assembly.

Several protesters claimed they were injured, while Ranchi police said 14 policemen suffered injuries during protests.

The students and job aspirants have been agitating since July 25, demanding transparency in recruitment examinations, reforms in the functioning of the JPSC and JSSC, cancellation of several examinations and an independent investigation by the CBI or a panel of retired high court judges from outside Jharkhand.

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The BJP alleged that students had been treated like criminals during the protest march and claimed that several demonstrators were injured.