Ranchi, Aug. 6: BJP MP and actor Kangana Ranaut on Thursday extended support to the ongoing agitation by students in Jharkhand over alleged irregularities in recruitment examinations conducted by the Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) and the Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission (JSSC), while questioning Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for not visiting the protesting students.
Speaking to reporters, Ranaut accused the Congress of adopting a selective approach towards student issues and alleged that the party had remained silent despite the prolonged agitation in Jharkhand.
“Our Gen Z, our children, are truly enduring various forms of hardship… Yet, now that the situation for children in Jharkhand is so dire, Rahul Gandhi is not visiting them,” she said.
Sharpening her attack, the BJP MP added, “Lekin jab logo ko uksana hota hai, bachcho ko jo hai desh ki security pe khatra karna hota hai tab wo hai.”
Students have been staging an indefinite sit-in at Jaipal Singh Munda Stadium in Ranchi since July 29, alleging large-scale irregularities in JPSC and JSSC recruitment examinations. The protesters have accused the JMM-led state government of attempting to “whitewash” the matter by assigning the probe to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID).
The agitating students have demanded an independent investigation by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED), alleging financial irregularities linked to the purported recruitment scam.
Separately, Ranaut welcomed Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s reported apology to the Government of India over the temporary removal of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s video and issues related to Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM), deepfake content and operational errors on the social media platform.
“We are very pleased that the errors have been acknowledged, and we hope for relief in the future regarding the growing threat posed to our national security by these terrorist forces,” she said.
According to reports, Zuckerberg’s apology followed discussions with the government over concerns relating to CSAM, deepfake content and platform-related operational lapses. The development also came amid scrutiny of Meta over allegations that illegal content, including advertisements related to Child Sexual Exploitative and Abuse Material (CSEAM), had been promoted on its platforms.
