Protests in Jharkhand against compromised public exams pushed the government to negotiate, meeting most demands. However, the author critically views the blanket cancellation of appointments as a "slippery slope." This action skirts due process, unjustly affecting 2,000 individuals who fairly cleared the JSSC-CGL exam after long delays and judicial clearance, now becoming new protesters. While states need to ensure exam integrity and confront education/employment crises, cancelling validated appointments is a "blunt instrument." It scores political points without addressing deeper systemic issues, demanding genuine reform to uphold due process and testing credibility.