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Ramdev flags exam leaks and recruitment interviews
The Hindu··17 Aug
Yoga teacher Ramdev on 15 August at Patanjali Yogpeeth, Haridwar, spoke about student protests over education and government recruitment. He listed missing teachers, books, electricity, water and toilets, and named cheating and paper leaks. He said government job interviews were affected by corruption. He asked protests to stay within the Constitution and without any violence.
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What It Means For You
- If you are an exam aspirant, Ramdev named paper leaks, cheating and interview-stage corruption as reasons youth are on the street.
- Students in schools without teachers, toilets or electricity were listed by him as part of the same complaint, including the Jharkhand protest.
- Anyone watching protest methods can note he asked agitators to stay inside constitutional limits and said he does not support violence.
What's Happening
- On Independence Day 2026 Ramdev spoke to reporters after flag hoisting at Patanjali Yogpeeth in Haridwar.
- He asked the Centre to correct irregularities in education and recruitment or face wider protests.
- He linked the remarks to ongoing student agitation in Jharkhand over JPSC and JSSC examinations.
What He Claimed And What He Did Not Table
- He used figures of 90 percent and 99 percent for interview-stage corruption without producing a study or official dataset.
- He alleged some posts were filled after large bribes, again without naming a specific recruitment board in that remark.
- The comments came two days before the Jharkhand government scheduled a fresh round of talks with protesting students.
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