(Left to right) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi; teargas scattering Jharkhand student protesters; and Cockroach Janata Party founder Abhijeet Dipke. Just as the Jantar Mantar protest was triggered by the NEET exam paper leak, the Jharkhand protest is also against corruption in the competitive examination system. In retaliation against the police lathicharge on the Jharkhand student protesters, the state opposition Bharatiya Janata Party called for a bandh (general strike) on August 11. He had shown a different face during the Jantar Mantar protest,” said Malhotra, as quoted in a PTI report. Competitive exam scams in Jharkhand and PunjabThe Jharkhand student outrage was expressed first on July 2, 2026, with the declaration of the Jharkhand Public Service Commission exam (preliminary) results.