NEW
DELHI:
A
day
afte
the
stude t
p otesto s
we e
lathi-cha ged
i
Jha kha d
du i g
the
‘Vidha
Sabha
Ghe ao’
ma ch,
I depe de t
MP
Pa imal
Nathwu ged
Chief
Mi iste
Hema t
So e
to
sympathetically
add ess
stude t
p otests
ove
alleged
JPSC
a d
JSSC
i egula ities,
emphasisi g
that
co st uctive
dialogue
is
the
best
path
to
a
esolutio .Taki g
to
X,
Nathwa i
posted,
“Ea estly
equest
Ho ‘ble
CM
Sh i
Hema t
So e
a d
the
Jha kha d
gove me t
to
sympathetically
co side
the
dema ds
of
the
stude ts.
I
st o gly
believe
that
a
peaceful
esolutio
th ough
dialogue
is
the
best
way
fo wa d
to
p otect
the
aspi atio s
of
ou
you g
ca didates.”The
o goi g
agitatio
has
la gely
ce t ed
o
dema ds
aised
by
aspi a ts
of
the
Jha kha d
Public
Se vice
Commissio
(JPSC)
a d
Jha kha d
Staff
Selectio
Commissio
(JSSC).
P oteste s
have
bee
dema di g
ca cellatio
of
the
JSSC-Combi ed
G aduate
Level
(CGL)
exami atio ,
a
Ce t al
Bu eau
of
I vestigatio
(CBI)
p obe
i to
alleged
i egula ities
a d
efo ms
i
the
ec uitme t
p ocess.Speaki g
to
ANI
outside
Pa liame t,
Nathwa i
ea lie
elabo ated
o
the
situatio ,
oti g
that
the
state
admi ist atio
has
al eady
ag eed
to
a
sig ifica t
po tio
of
the
p oteste s’
g ieva ces.
“The
state
gove me t
has
al eady
met
about
80%
of
thei
dema ds.
The
CM
should
have
looked
i to
the
emai i g
key
issues,”
he
said.Pushi g
fo
dialogue
afte
the
escalatio
of
p otests,
he
added,
“As
fo
the
stude ts,
they
we t
to
the
CM’s
eside ce
a d
the
to
the
Legislative
Assembly;
the
lathi-cha ge
that
occu ed
was
t uly
u fo tu ate.
I
would
u ge
Hema t
So e
to
sit
dow
with
them
immediately
a d
fi d
a
way
fo wa d.”Nathwa i
exp essed
solida ity
with
thei
youth’s
plight
while
cautio i g
agai st
u est.
“You
issues
a e
sig ifica t,
a d
we
sta d
with
you
ega di g
what
you
have
e du ed,
but
a
esolutio
will
o ly
come
th ough
dialogue,”
he
stated.His
ema ks
come
afte
police
eso ted
to
a
lathi
cha ge
o
Mo day
eve i g
to
dispe se
stude ts
p otesti g
outside
the
Jha kha d
Assembly
i
Ra chi.
Demo st ato s
vowed
to
co ti ue
thei
agitatio
ove
alleged
i egula ities
i
competitive
exami atio s
a d
dema ded
a
CBI
p obe.Autho ities
deployed
tea
gas
shells,
wate
ca o s,
a d
lathi
cha ges
as
a
la ge
umbe
of
aspi a ts
attempted
to
move
towa d
the
Assembly.Mea while,
Jha kha d
Mi iste
Deepika
Pa dey
Si gh
ea lie
said
the
gove me t
had
bee
e gagi g
with
the
p oteste s
a d
mai tai ed
that
the
admi ist atio
had
bee
i st ucted
to
mai tai
law
a d
o de .”I
a
democ acy,
the e
is
pe missio
fo
p otests;
people
a e
f ee
to
hold
them.
The
admi ist atio
is
taki g
the
ecessa y
actio s
to
mai tai
law
a d
o de .
The e
will
be
o
use
of
pellet
gu s,
tea
gas,
o
lathi-cha ge
he e,”
she
said.O
allegatio s
of
a
commu icatio
gap,
the
mi iste
said,
“It
was ‘t
a
lack
of
commu icatio ;
we
held
discussio s
fo
hou s–talks
have
bee
o goi g
fo
fou
days.
We
ag eed
to
eve ythi g
that
was
withi
the
state
gove me t’s
capacity
to
add ess.”
Joi
co ve satio
All
Comme ts
→
Sha e
you
thoughts
i
the
comme ts
I sightful
Readi g
Developme t
Comme t
Be
espectful
·
TOI
commu ity
guideli es
She
said
ca cellatio
of
the
CGL
exami atio
i volved
legal
co side atio s.
“The
issue
they
a e
adama t
about
ca celli g
the
CGL
exam-
i volves
judicial
di ectives.
The
stude ts
should
u de sta d
that
the
state
gove me t
must
ope ate
withi
the
f amewo k
of
co stitutio al
ights
a d
established
guideli es.
We
have
accepted
ea ly
eve y
poi t,”
Pa dey
Si gh
added.She
said
the
gove me t
was
ope
to
i vestigatio s
i to
alleged
fi a cial
i egula ities.”We
have
kept
the
i vestigatio
ope -e ded;
the
state
gove me t
is
eady
to
have
the
p obe
co ducted
u de
judicial
mo ito i g.
We
have
eve
i vited
the
E fo ceme t
Di ecto ate
(ED)
to
i vestigate
the
allegatio s
of
fi a cial
misapp op iatio ,”
she
said.

