Jharkhand students stir: Govt makes fresh peace bid, invites protesters for talks on Aug 17

The
latest
i vitatio
comes
afte
six
ou ds
of
discussio s
betwee
the
Jha kha d
gove me t
a d
the
p otesti g
stude ts
failed
to
p oduce
a
settleme t.

NEW
DELHI:
The
Jha kha d
gove me t
has
i vited
stude ts
p otesti g
alleged
i egula ities
i
ec uitme t
exami atio s
fo
a
f esh
ou d
of
talks
o
Mo day,
August
17,
i
a
attempt
to
esolve
the
23-day-old
sta doff
ove
dema ds
fo
a
CBI
p obe
a d
ca cellatio
of
the
JSSC-CGL
exami atio .The
talks
a e
scheduled
fo
2
pm
at
the
State
Guest
House,
with
the
gove me t
also
allowi g
the
stude ts
to
pa ticipate
alo gside
thei
legal
adviso ,
a
official
said
o
Su day.The
decisio
followed
a
meeti g
betwee
the
Sub-Divisio al
Office
a d
the
ADM,
Law
a d
O de ,
a d
p otesti g
stude ts
at
the
Jaipal
Si gh
Mu da
Stadium,
whe e
the
agitatio
is
bei g
held.“The
p oteste s
have
bee
i vited
fo
talks
o
August
17
at
2
pm.
The
stude ts
have
bee
offe ed
the
p oposal
to
pa ticipate
i
the
discussio s
alo g
with
thei
legal
adviso ,”
the
official
said.The
‘JPSC-JSSC
Refo ms
Ma ch’,
which
is
spea headi g
the
agitatio ,
said
it
had
accepted
the
gove me t’s
i vitatio
a d
would
atte d
the
meeti g,
but
st essed
that
its
co e
dema ds
emai ed
u cha ged.“We
will
defi itely
go
fo
the
talks
as
we
wa t
to
esolve
the
issue
th ough
dialogue.

But,
we
a e
fi m
o
two
dema ds
–
a
CBI
p obe
i to
i egula ities
i
ec uitme t
tests
a d
ca cellatio
of
the
JSSC-CGL
(Jha kha d
Staff
Selectio
Commissio -Combi e
G aduate
Level)
exams,”
Ma ch
leade
Ravi d a
Paswa
told
epo te s.Paswa
said
the
talks
would
be
held
i
the
p ese ce
of
the
stude ts’
legal
adviso .
The
umbe
of
stude ts
who
will
fo m
the
delegatio
to
meet
the
gove me t
pa el
will
be
a ou ced
o
Mo day.

Six
ou ds
of
talks
held
ea lie

The
latest
i vitatio
comes
afte
six
ou ds
of
discussio s
betwee
the
Jha kha d
gove me t
a d
the
p otesti g
stude ts
failed
to
p oduce
a
settleme t.The
p evious
ou d
of
talks,
held
o
August
9,
e ded
without
a y
b eakth ough.The
stude ts
have
bee
dema di g
a
p obe
by
the
Ce t al
Bu eau
of
I vestigatio
i to
alleged
i egula ities
i
ec uitme t
exami atio s
co ducted
by
the
Jha kha d
Public
Se vice
Commissio
a d
Jha kha d
Staff
Selectio
Commissio .

They
a e
also
seeki g
ca cellatio
of
the
JSSC-CGL
exami atio ,
o e
of
the
key
poi ts
of
co te tio
betwee
the
p oteste s
a d
the
state
gove me t.The
agitatio
had
e te ed
its
23 d
day
o
Su day,
with
the
stude ts
co ti ui g
thei
p otest
at
the
Jaipal
Si gh
Mu da
Stadium.The
f esh
talks
o
Mo day
will
the efo e
be
the
latest
attempt
by
the
gove me t
to
b eak
the
deadlock,
with
the
p oteste s
sig alli g
that
they
a e
willi g
to
e gage
i
dialogue
but
will
co ti ue
to
p ess
fo
thei
two
p i cipal
dema ds.