Jharkhand Protest LIVE: Govt. Cancels JSSC-CGL Exam; Devendra Mahto Ends 16-Day Hunger Strike
The state also scrapped all TDPL exams since 2014 and ordered a Criminal Investigation Department probe into alleged recruitment irregularities.
- On Monday, student leader Devendra Nath Mahto ended his 16-day hunger strike at Sadar Hospital in Ranchi after the Jharkhand government cancelled the JSSC-CGL examination and all tests conducted by TSR Data Processing Private Limited .
- The decision followed a meeting with Chief Minister Hemant Soren on July 20, after which a Criminal Investigation Department inquiry began July 28 into irregularities in recruitment examinations conducted across Jharkhand since 2014.
- Mahto ended his fast in the presence of state ministers Dipika Pandey Singh and Irfan Ansari, calling the cancellation a "huge victory for Jharkhand" while demanding stringent laws to prevent paper leaks and irregularities.
- While suspending the protest, Mahto told reporters his struggle for reform continues, demanding that "every examination must be monitored, every examination must be audited" at each stage.
- Despite these government actions, a section of protesters stated they will continue their movement until their demand for a Central Bureau of Investigation probe into the cancelled examinations is accepted.
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Jharkhand student leader breaks fast, announces phase 2 of stir
JLKM leader Devendra Mahto, who ended his 16-day hunger strike after the Jharkhand government cancelled job exams over alleged irregularities, announced a second phase of protests for corruption-free recruitment by JPSC and JSSC, demanding government guarantees against future paper leaks and irregularities.
Devendra Mahto ends hunger strike after govt cancels JSSC-CGL
Student leader Devendra Nath Mahto on August 17, ended his 16-day hunger strike at Ranchi’s Sadar Hospital after the Jharkhand government announced the cancellation of the JSSC-CGL examination and all examinations conducted by TSR Data Processing Private Limited (TDPL). Mahto, who had emerged as one of the prominent faces of the prolonged student agitation over alleged irregularities in Jharkhand’s recruitment examination system, ended his fast …
Jharkhand protest LIVE: Govt. cancels JSSC-CGL exam; Devendra Mahto ends 16-day hunger strike
Ravindra Paswan, leader of the JPSC-JSSC Reform Manch, which has been leading the protest, said the agitation would continue as their key demand of a CBI probe into alleged examination irregularities had not been met
Jharkhand exam row: After students end protest, govt employees open front over JSSC-CGL cancellation
The Hemant Soren government in Jharkhand is facing fresh opposition after government employees appointed through JSSC-CGL examinations held since 2014 launched a protest against the state’s decision to cancel the recruitment examination following weeks-long protests by students, some of whom had sat on an indefinite hunger strike. The employees, many of whom have already joined their posts and have been working, staged a demonstration outside Pr…
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