The National Secretariat of the Communist Party of India issued the following statement today (August 11, 2026):

The Communist Party of India strongly condemns the use of force against students and JPSC-JSSC aspirants protesting in Ranchi. The demands raised by the students are genuine and concern their examinations, recruitment and future. Young people who have gathered peacefully to seek justice and accountability cannot be treated as a law and order problem. The use of water cannons, tear gas and lathi charge against protesting students is unacceptable and only deepens their sense of grievance.

The Jharkhand government must immediately stop the use of force and create conditions for meaningful engagement with the protesting students. Their representatives should be invited for dialogue, their grievances heard patiently, and concrete steps taken to address their legitimate demands. In a democracy, disagreement cannot be answered with barricades and police action. Engagement and dialogue, not violence, must be the government’s response to students demanding justice.

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Roykutty

Office Secretary