Jharkhand Shuts Down: BJP Bandh Rocks State After Police Crackdown on Job AspirantsA day after tear gas and lathis met protesting students, Jharkhand grinds to a halt under BJP's call for a bandh. Ranchi/Jharkhand — A BJP-backed shutdown brought much of Jharkhand to a standstill on Tuesday, called in response to Monday's heavy-handed police response to students protesting alleged exam-recruitment fraud outside the state assembly. Streets Empty, Shops ShutteredAcross Ranchi and other towns, classrooms and markets stayed closed and roads were largely deserted for most of the day. In parts of the capital — including Kishorganj, Argora and Kanke — BJP activists physically blocked traffic. Even so, Mahto reportedly traveled to the protest site by ambulance and addressed supporters before his hospitalization.