As Jharkhand’s student protest against alleged irregularities in the Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) and Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission (JSSC) builds momentum in Ranchi, sections on social media have tried to cast it as the ‘genuine’ counterpart to the Cockroach Janta Party-led protest at Delhi's Jantar Mantar, the one ‘without foreign funding’ and ‘led by students’. Even when protesters on the ground, and the evidence itself, tell a different story of shared solidarity and mutual inspiration, not rivalry.
Using specific keywords, Newslaundry conducted searches across Facebook and X to track online discussions around the two protests.
