J'khand Assembly monsoon session begins amid oppn protests over alleged irregularities in job exams

The Monsoon session of the Jharkhand Assembly began on Thursday with BJP legislators attending the House wearing masks as a symbolic protest against the alleged irregularities in recruitment examinations conducted by the JPSC and JSSC.
The masks worn by the saffron party MLAs, including Leader of the Opposition Babulal Marandi, carried a printed message demanding the government’s reply on the alleged irregularities.
BJP-led NDA legislators also staged a protest on the Assembly premises and demanded a CBI probe into the alleged irregularities in recruitment examinations.
The House assembled briefly on the opening day of the session and was adjourned till 11 am on Friday, August 7, after obituary references were made to eminent personalities who died recently.
Addressing the House, Speaker Rabindra Nath Mahato said there would be five working days during the Monsoon session, from August 6 to 12, and that the first supplementary budget for the 2026-27 fiscal would also be tabled.
"I am confident of conducting all the sittings of the session with utmost seriousness, discipline and constructiveness," he said.
Mahato said democracy was not merely the rule of the majority but also a culture of dialogue, tolerance and mutual respect for differing views.
"The ruling party and the opposition are equally vital components of the democratic system. While differences of opinion are natural, public interest must always remain paramount," the Speaker said.
Mahato appealed to the members to make the session disciplined, dignified, result-oriented and people-centric, so that the deliberations held here further strengthen the state's democratic values and the bond with the public.
Members of the House observed a minute's silence in memory of politicians, artists, social workers, litterateurs and common citizens who passed away recently.