On the pedestrian path at Dehradun’s Parade Ground sit five policemen, faces creased and towels over their heads, with eyes fixated on the other half of the road that has come under occupation of hundreds of youth. An orange cloth above the heads of the protesters offers a fleeting relief in the sweltering September heat. On one side of the protest tent is a stack of mattresses, hauled in soon after claims of a paper leak rocked the state.

The protest, which entered its seventh day on Sunday, is led by Uttarakhand Berozgar Sangh against an alleged leak of the question paper of the Uttarakhand Subordinate Services Selection Commission (USSSC) test for graduate-level posts in various departments. It has led to thousands of youth mobilising in various parts of the state, demanding a CBI enqu

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