This week on TV Newsance: thousands of students in Ranchi are protesting a genuine scandal- JPSC recruitment exams with no published cut-offs, a merit list nobody signed, leaked OMR sheets, a blacklisted agency mysteriously rehired, CID raids, 14 arrests and counting. This has once again shed light on the corrupt spine of the education system in India.
While students keep fighting for transparency, Godi media is back to make up for what they failed to do at Jantar Mantar- and trust us, it was way WORSE!
After ignoring Jantar Mantar for 30 straight days, anchors suddenly parachuted into Ranchi but only after the protest passed a very specific test. We break down Godi media's 3-step approval formula for protests:
Step 1: Sarkaar kiski hai? Non-BJP government? Congratulations, it’s godi approved
Step 2: Menu check. Biryani means tukde-tukde gang. Langar means actual nationalists. Same students. Same demands. Different lunch, different verdict.
Step 3: Good Protester vs Bad Protester. Polite and quiet = patriot. Angry and loud = anti-national tukde tukde gang
But behind the usual primetime circus, we focus on the real issue. The episode breaks down: What is the complete JPSC controversy?
These students deserve answers. They deserve an independent investigation and accountability. And they deserved national media attention before their protest became a convenient stick with which to beat the students of Jantar Mantar.
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