JHARKHAND: Student Protest in Ranchi Enters 20th Day Over JPSC Exam Demands

Stude t
p otests
i
Ra chi,
Jha kha d,
ove
alleged
i egula ities
i
competitive
exami atio s
have
e te ed
thei
20th
co secutive
day.
Stude ts
have
bee
stagi g
a
ou d-the-clock
p otest
at
Jaipal
Si gh
Mu da
Stadium,
dema di g
that
the
JPSC
p elimi a y
exami atio
be
ca celled.
They
a e
also
seeki g
ca cellatio
of
JPSC
a d
JSSC
CGL
exami atio s
co ducted
by
TGPSC
a d
dema di g
a
CBI
p obe
i to
alleged
exami atio
i egula ities.
The
hu ge
st ike
by
Abhya thi
Chhat a
Ma ch
leade
Deve d a
Mahto
has
also
e te ed
its
11th
day.
Stude ts
say
they
will
co ti ue
the
agitatio
u til
the
gove me t
accepts
thei
dema ds.
The
issue
has
t igge ed
a
political
co f o tatio
betwee
the
BJP
a d
the
Hema t
So e -led
Jha kha d
gove me t.
The
BJP
has
backed
the
stude ts
a d
accused
the
gove me t
of
attempti g
to
supp ess
thei
moveme t.
BJP
leade s
have
also
c iticised
alleged
p essu e
o
p otesti g
stude ts.
The
gove me t,
howeve ,
has
accused
the
BJP
of
usi g
the
stude ts& squo;
agitatio
fo
political
pu poses
a d
sp eadi g
umou s
to
escalate
te sio s.
The
Jha kha d
gove me t
says
it
emai s
ope
to
dialogue
a d
has
epeatedly
i vited
the
p otesti g
stude ts
fo
talks.
Officials
a e
awaiti g
the
stude ts& squo;
espo se
followi g
thei
ea lie
discussio s.

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