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Poetry, satire fuel Jharkhand students’ protest over exam row
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The Siasat Daily
Ranchi: From mock job “rate cards” and satirical posters to verses from the Mahabharata, Jharkhand’s protesting students are wielding creativity rather than abuse or violence to voice their anger over alleged recruitment exam irregularities.
The most favourite section of the poem for the protesters is ‘Krishna Ki Chetavani’, bringing Mahabharata into a modern-day recruitment protest.
Another student displayed a poster addressed to the Jharkhand government that read, “Dear JH Govt – Save Your Future”, with “future” referring to the protesting students.
A student leader summed up the distinctive nature of the agitation: “Jharkhand students possess an unusual vocabulary for their agitation – not stones, but slogans; not destruction, but visuals; not silence, but satire.”
Our movement is centred around recruitment reforms only,” said Sanjeev Kumar, a protester.