The protesting students have demanded that Chief Minister Hemant Soren’s government must ensure transparency in the examination process, urging the leadership to hold talks with them.

Branding the BJP “desperate” and unable to digest Pappu Yadav’s popularity, Akhilesh urged Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to take cognisance of the incident, calling it a “grave security lapse” by the authorities.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has warned of more heavy rainfall and flash flood risk in several regions over the coming days.