No clashes, no retreat: Jharkhand students force Hemant Soren government to open talks
Protesters demand cancellation of the disputed JPSC exam and an independent probe as the state government opens talks with an 11-member delegation.
- Students protesting Jharkhand Public Service Commission and Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission exam irregularities in Ranchi formed an 11-member delegation on Thursday to engage in government talks, marking a shift in their 13-day agitation at Jaipal Singh Munda Stadium.
- Protesters, including six individuals on an indefinite hunger strike, demand the cancellation of the 14th JPSC Civil Services Examination and an independent CBI probe into alleged recruitment irregularities that triggered the movement.
- Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren invited students for dialogue, but protesters rejected closed-door meetings, insisting negotiations occur publicly with media present to ensure complete transparency and accountability.
- As the Monsoon Session of the Jharkhand Assembly began Thursday, the Congress party officially pledged support for the students, joining opposition calls for a CBI investigation into exam irregularities.
- Authorities imposed prohibitory orders within a 750-metre radius of the Assembly until August 12 ahead of planned protests, while the Criminal Investigation Department continues probing 19 individuals arrested for alleged irregularities.
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Paper leak, OMR scam, corruption: Why students are protesting in Jharkhand
In the last few weeks, Jharkhand has seen a mass sit-in protest that doesn’t seem likely to halt soon, with students and job aspirants joining a hunger strike, alleging exam irregularities and paper leaks in competitive recruitment examinations. Days after the Cockroach Janta Party-led youth agitation against NEET paper leaks was called off, students in Jharkhand had launched their own dharna on July 25 at the Jaipal Singh Munda Stadium in the s…
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