Jharkhand protests continue: Students to gherao CM residence on August 20 if demands not met

Jha kha d
stude ts
a d
aspi a ts
p otest

NEW
DELHI:
The
p otest
by
stude ts
a d
job
aspi a ts
ove
alleged
i egula ities
i
Jha kha d
ec uitme t
exami atio s
e te ed
its
23 d
day
o
Su day,
with
the
agitato s
a ou ci g
pla s
to
bu
effigies
of
chief
mi iste

Hema t
So e
a d
co g ess
leade
Rahul
Ga dhi
ac oss
all
24
dist icts.The
p oteste s,
u de
the
ba e
of
JPSC-JSSC
Refo ms
Ma ch,
accused
the
uli g
JMM-Co g ess
allia ce
of
faili g
to
take
“co c ete
actio ”
o
thei
dema ds.
They
also
a ou ced
pla s
to
ghe ao
So e ‘s
eside ce
i
Ra chi
o
August
20
a d
dema ded
his
esig atio .JPSC-JSSC
Refo ms
Ma ch
leade
Ravi d a
Paswa
said
the
p oteste s
would
i te sify
thei
agitatio
u less
thei
dema ds
we e
add essed.“We
will
ghe ao
the
chief
mi iste ‘s
eside ce
o
August
20.
We
seek
his
esig atio
as
both
the
JMM
a d
the
Co g ess
a e
playi g
politics
with
us.
We
also
dema d
that
Rahul
Ga dhi
withd aw
suppo t
f om
the
JMM-led
coalitio
if
the
CM
is
ot
liste i g
to
him,”
Paswa
said.The
p oteste s
a e
seeki g
ca cellatio
of
the
JSSC-CGL
exami atio
a d
ce tai
Jha kha d
Public
Se vice
Commissio
exami atio s
ove
alleged
i egula ities.
They
have
also
dema ded
a
CBI
p obe
o
a
i qui y
by
a
pa el
of
eti ed
judges
f om
outside
Jha kha d.

Stude ts
a d
job
aspi a ts
held
a
‘Ti a ga
Yat a’
i
Ra chi
o
Satu day
to
ma k
I dia’s
80th
I depe de ce
Day
a d
p ess
fo
ec uitme t
efo ms.
Thousa ds
pa ticipated
i
the
ma ch
f om
Jaipal
Si gh
Mu da
Stadium
to
Albe t
Ekka
Chowk,
i cludi g
two
wheelchai -bo e
p oteste s
who
we e
o
hu ge
st ike.Mea while,
JLKM
leade
a d
stude t
activist
Deve d a
Mahto,
who
has
bee
fasti g
fo
15
days,
alleged
that
police
p eve ted
him
f om
joi i g
the
ma ch
afte
he
t ied
to
leave
Sada
Hospital.Videos
pu po tedly
showi g
Mahto
i
a
co f o tatio
with
secu ity
pe so el
we e
ci culated
o
social
media.
The
p oteste s
alleged
police
high-ha ded ess
du i g
the
I depe de ce
Day
p og amme.This
comes
as
Jha kha d
leade
of
oppositio
Babulal
Ma a di
u ged
the
state
gove me t
to
e gage
with
the
p otesti g
aspi a ts.

“The
gove me t
should
ot
emai
adama t
o
its
sta ce.
It
should
pay
atte tio
to
the
stude ts’
dema ds…
The
gove me t
should
hold
talks
with
the
stude ts
without
a y
delay,”
Ma a di
told
ANI.Howeve ,
the
state
gove me t
has
said
it
is
taki g
steps
to
st e gthe
the
ec uitme t
p ocess.
I
his
I depe de ce
Day
add ess,
So e
said
questio s
ove
exami atio
i egula ities
had
shake
the
t ust
of
a
ge e atio
of
job
aspi a ts.He
said
i vestigatio s
would
be
impa tial
a d
that
those
fou d
guilty
would
face
st ict
legal
actio ,
while
cautio i g
agai st
decla i g
a yo e
guilty
without
evide ce.The
state
gove me t
has
p oposed
a
a ual
exami atio
cale da ,
tech ology-secu ed
exami atio s,
timely
publicatio
of
a swe
keys
a d
OMR
sheets,
a d
multi-level
accou tability.