Jharkhand govt rejects CGL exam cancellation demand, students vow to intensify agitation

NEW
DELHI:
Afte
holdi g
a
meeti g
with
a
delegatio
of
p otesti g
stude ts,
the
Jha kha d
gove me t
o
Su day
ag eed
to
ca cel
the
14th
JPSC,
JPSC
Backlog
2023,
a d
JPSC
Backlog
2025
exams
but
ejected
the
dema d
to
sc ap
the
CGL
exami atio ,
sayi g
it
was
co ducted
u de
cou t
o de s
a d
selected
ca didates
a e
al eady
employed.Speaki g
to
epo te s
afte
the
meeti g,
Jha kha d
mi iste
Sudivya
Kuma
So u
said
the
gove me t
had
ag eed
to
“98
pe ce t”
of
the
poi ts
aised
by
the
p otesti g
stude ts
a d
decided
to
add ess
the
alleged
i egula ities
th ough
a
“two-p o ged
app oach”.He
said
the
c imi al
aspects
associated
with
the
14th
JPSC
exami atio
would
be
i vestigated
by
the
CID
a d
the

E fo ceme t
Di ecto ate
would
be
equested
to
p obe
alleged
illicit
fi a cial
t a sactio s.”Followi g
th ee
days
of
talks
a d
exte sive
co sultatio s,
a d
acti g
o
the
i st uctio s
of
CM
Hema t
So e ,
the
gove me t
decided
to
add ess
the
i egula ities
associated
with
the
14th
JPSC
a d
the
2023-25
backlog
ec uitme ts
th ough
a
two-p o ged
app oach.
C imi al
aspects
will
be
i vestigated
by
the
CID;
fu the mo e,
give
the
fi a cial
implicatio s
a d
evide ce
of
illicit
fi a cial
t a sactio s,
a
equest
will
be
made
fo
a
ED
i vestigatio ,”
the
mi iste
said.

“Followi g
these
discussio s,
stude t
ep ese tatives
dema ded
the
ca cellatio
of
the
CGL
exami atio .
The
gove me t
clea ly
stated
that,
as
the
exami atio
was
co ducted
i
acco da ce
with
the
di ectives
of
the
High
Cou t
a d
the
Sup eme
Cou t,
a d
is
cu e tly
u de
thei
mo ito i g,
it
lacks
the
autho ity
to
ca cel
it.
The
gove me t
offe ed
to
ove see
the
i vestigatio
by
co stituti g
a
mo ito i g
committee
headed
by
a
eti ed
judge;
howeve ,
the
stude ts
efused
to
accept
this
p oposal.
We
believe
the
gove me t
ag eed
to
98
pe ce t
of
the
poi ts
aised,”
he
added.”The
emai i g
two
pe ce t,
specifically
the
dema d
to
ca cel
the
CGL
exam,
could
ot
be
met
because
the
gove me t
ca ot
u ilate ally
ca cel
a
exam
co ducted
u de
cou t
o de s,
whe e
esults
have
bee
published
a d
successful
ca didates
a e
al eady
employed.
To
i still
co fide ce
amo g
the
stude ts,
the
gove me t
was
willi g
to
fo m
a
committee
headed
by
a
eti ed
judge
to
ove see
the
CID’s
wo k,
the eby
p ovidi g
a
cha el
fo
stude ts
to
voice
thei
co ce s
if
they
felt
the
CID
was
ot
liste i g
to
them.
Ove all,
afte
these
p ocesses
a d
effo ts,
we
believe
the
gove me t
demo st ated
ge ui e
goodwill
a d
se sitivity
towa d
the
stude ts
i
its
attempt
to
b i g
the
agitatio
to
a
close,”
he
fu the
said.Mea while,
the
p oteste s
mai tai ed
that
thei
agitatio
would
co ti ue
a d
that
a
ma ch
to
the
Vidha
Sabha
would
be
held
o
August
10
u til
the
case
is
t a sfe ed
to
the
CBI.”Let
me
cla ify
that
ou
Vidha
Sabha
ghe ao
will
co ti ue
peacefully.
Ou
dema d
is
fo
a
CBI
i qui y;
we
will
ot
comp omise
o
that,”
Ku al,
a
stude t
leade ,
said.”This
was
the
seco d
ou d
of
talks
with
the
gove me t
delegatio .
Rega di g
the
specifics,
pa ticula ly
the
14th
JPSC,
JPSC
Backlog
2023
a d
JPSC
Backlog
2025
exams,
the
gove me t
has
decided
to
co side
ca celli g
all
th ee.
Fu the mo e,
the
gove me t
has
p oposed
CID
a d
ED
i vestigatio s
i to
all
exams
co ducted
by
the
TDPL
age cy.
Additio ally,
the
gove me t
has
accepted
almost
all
of
ou
dema ds
co ce i g
efo ms,
with
the
exceptio
of
o e
o
two
issues,
such
as
age
elaxatio ,
o
which
o
co se sus
could
be
eached.”Rega di g
the
CGL
exam,
the
stude ts
dema ded
a
CBI
i qui y;
howeve ,
the
gove me t
did
ot
ag ee
to
this.
I stead,
the
gove me t
stated
that
a
judicial
i qui y
would
be
co ducted
u de
the
chai ma ship
of
a
eti ed
judge,
a d
if
fi a cial
i egula ities
a e
detected,
the
ED
would
also
be
i volved.
Neve theless,
we
stude ts
co ti ue
to
dema d
a
CBI
i qui y,”
Ravi d a
Paswa ,
a othe
stude t
leade ,
said.”The
agitatio
will
co ti ue;
the
agitatio
is
still
o goi g,”
he
added.The
p otesti g
stude ts
a e
seeki g
efo ms
i
the
ec uitme t
exami atio
system
a d
actio
ove
alleged
i egula ities
i
va ious
JPSC
a d
JSSC
exami atio s.

The
JCM
submitted
five
dema ds,
i cludi g
ca cellatio
of
the
14th
JPSC
Civil
Se vices
Exami atio .The
NSUI
submitted
six
dema ds,
i cludi g
a
CID
i vestigatio
i to
all
JPSC
a d
JSSC
exami atio s
u de
suspicio
withi
90
days.
It
also
dema ded
the
establishme t
of
a
Jha kha d
Testi g
Age cy
o
the
li es
of
the
Natio al
Testi g
Age cy.The
ACS
dema ded
that
t ibal
a d
egio al
la guages
be
i cluded
as
qualifyi g
pape s
i
ec uitme t
exami atio s.
It
also
sought
ca cellatio
of
exami atio s
i
which
i egula ities
we e
fou d.Mea while,
19
people
have
so
fa
bee
a ested
i
co ectio
with
the
case,
while
fo me
JPSC
pa el
chai pe so
L
Khia gte
has
bee
questio ed
fou
times
si ce
July
28.

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