Jharkhand protest: Devendra Mahto, on 9-day fast, hospitalised; aide says injured in lathicharge

Pa kaj
Kuma ,
a
aide
of
Deve d a
Mahto,
claimed
that
he
was
i ju ed
du i g
lathi-cha ge
by
police
ea
the
assembly.

NEW
DELHI:
Deve d a
Mahto,
o
fast
fo
the
past
9
days
ove
the
“a omalies”
i
the
gove me t
exams,
was
hospitalised
afte
his
health
dete io ated
du i g
the
pla ed
ma ch
to
assembly
o
Mo day.Docto s
desc ibed
Mahto’s
co ditio
as
c itical,
due
to
a
“d astic”
d op
i
his
blood
suga
level.“He
is
bei g
t eated
i
the
eme ge cy
wa d,”
Na cy
P iya,
medical
office
at
Ra chi
Sada
Hospital,
told
ews
age cy
PTI.Pa kaj
Kuma ,
a
aide
of
Mahto
who
was
with
him
i
the
hospital,
claimed
that
he
was
i ju ed
du i g
lathi-cha ge
by
police
ea
the
assembly.Seve al
agitato s
a d
fou
policeme
we e
i ju ed
du i g
a
clash
ea
the
Jha kha d
assembly
o
Mo day,
as
police
used
wate
ca o s,
tea
gas
a d
lathi-cha ged
job
aspi a ts
p otesti g
agai st
the
alleged
i egula ities
i
ec uitme t
exami atio s,
officials
said.ALSO
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Jha kha d
stude ts
ca y
Mahto
as
police
lathicha ge,
use
wate
ca o s,
tea
gas
du i g
ma chPolice
o
Mo day
used
wate
ca o s,
tea
gas
a d
eso ted
to
a
lathi
cha ge
as
thousa ds
of
stude ts
p otesti g
alleged
i egula ities
i
ec uitme t
exami atio s
ma ched
towa ds
the
Jha kha d
Assembly
i
Ra chi.
The
p oteste s
attempted
to
b each
multiple
laye s
of
ba icades
as
they
adva ced
towa ds
the
Assembly.At
least
th ee
people,
i cludi g
two
p oteste s
a d
a
Jha kha d
A med
Police
(JAP)
pe so el,
we e
i ju ed
du i g
the
co f o tatio ,
acco di g
to
officials.

The
p oteste s
we e
taki g
pa t
i
the
‘Vidha
Sabha
Ghe ao’
ma ch
o ga ised
by
the
JPSC-JSSC
Refo m
Mo cha.Ea lie
i
the
day,
Jha kha d
stude ts
p otesti g
i egula ities
i
ec uitme t
exams
ejected
the
Hema t
So e -led
gove me t’s
claim
that
98%
of
thei
dema ds
have
bee
accepted.
They
said
o ly
th ee
of
the
13
exams
they
wa ted
ca celled
have
bee
sc apped.

The
stude ts
accused
the
JMM-led
gove me t
of
“sp eadi g
lies”
a d
said
they
would
co ti ue
thei
peaceful
p otest.At
a
p esse ,
a
stude t
leade
said,
“The
Jha kha d
gove me t
is
sp eadi g
lies
that
it
fulfilled
98
pe
ce t
of
ou
dema ds.
It
ca celled
o ly
3
of
13
exams
sought
by
us.”The
p oteste s
a e
dema di g
a
CBI
p obe
i to
alleged
i egula ities
i
all
ec uitme t
exams
co ducted
by
the
state.
Stude t
leade
Ravi d a
Paswa
accused
the
gove me t
of
i sisti g
o
a
CID
p obe,
which
he
claimed
was
k ow
fo
“cove -ups”.ALSO
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Jha kha d
p oteste s
defy
tea
gas,
lathi
cha ge
to
e te
assembly
p emises
–
top
developme ts