JPSC row: Govt talks with another faction of protesters end without breakthrough, stir to continue
Students said the government heard their demands, but no decision was reached and the hunger strike will continue until the chief minister acts.
- On Saturday, August 8, 2026, the Jharkhand government held talks with student factions led by Jharkhand Loktantrik Krantikari Morcha leader Devendra Nath Mahto but failed to break the deadlock over alleged recruitment exam irregularities.
- Since July 25, 2026, students have occupied Jaipal Singh Munda Stadium, alleging widespread paper leaks in recruitment examinations and demanding an independent investigation by the Central Bureau of Investigation or a panel of retired High Court judges.
- Mahto, on his seventh day of hunger strike, demands cancellation of the 14th Jharkhand Public Service Commission Civil Services Examination and all tests conducted by TDPL since 2022, telling PTI, "They should not procrastinate on it."
- State Minister Sanjay Prasad Yadav promised to present student demands to Chief Minister Hemant Soren, while officials released an email address—jpsc.jssc.feedback@gmail.com—to gather public suggestions for a new recruitment reform policy.
- Student groups plan to gherao the Jharkhand Assembly on August 10, 2026, to escalate pressure, as the Crime Investigation Department has summoned three serving JPSC members for questioning on alleged irregularities.
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Jharkhand Student Protest: Talks With Govt End, Students Continue Agitation, Press for CBI Probe | 📰 LatestLY
Following fresh talks with the Jharkhand government, student leader Ravindra Paswan said the state has agreed to consider cancelling the 14th JPSC Civil Services Examination, JPSC Backlog 2023 and JPSC Backlog 2025 exams. However, students will continue their agitation until their demand for a CBI inquiry is fulfilled. 📰 Jharkhand Student Protest: Talks With Govt End, Students Continue Agitation, Press for CBI Probe.
Hunger Strikes, Political Fault Lines and a Divided Students' Protest in Ranchi
Protests over alleged JPSC-JSSC exam irregularities in Ranchi have split into competing camps led by JLKM and the JPSC-JSSC Reform Manch, amid hunger strikes, CID arrests and demands for CBI-ED probes.
'Cleared exam but no job': Admitted to ICU, Jharkhand protester refuses to end fast
Rahul Kranti, a 40-year-old protester, is on a hunger strike in Jharkhand, demanding the cancellation of all state-level recruitment exams conducted by JPSC and JSSC since 2019 and a CBI and ED probe into alleged irregularities. He claims to have cleared several exams but remains jobless due to corruption.
Jharkhand: JPSC-JSSC Exam Irregularities Protest Enters 16th Day in Jharkhand
<p class="PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer" data-start="171" data-end="734">The student agitation against alleged irregularities in the Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) and Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission (JSSC) examinations has entered its 16th day. Students continue their protest at Jaipal Singh Munda Stadium in Ranchi. A second round of talks between the government and the Piyush Kumar-led JPSC-JSSC Reform Manch is scheduled tod…
Jharkhand MLA Jairam Mahato backs JPSC-JSSC protest, to hold dry fast tomorrow
JLKM MLA Jairam Mahato will observe a day-long waterless fast on August 9 in support of students protesting over the JPSC-JSSC recruitment dispute. He said the agitation would intensify after the Assembly session if their demands remain unresolved.
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