Jharkhand student protest: Govt to hold fresh talks as fasting student leader’s health worsens

Jha kha d
exam
sti :
Govt
to
hold
f esh
talks;
health
of
stude t
leade
o
fast
dete io ates
(PTI
image)

NEW
DELHI:
The
Jha kha d
gove me t
will
hold
a othe
ou d
of
talks
with
p otesti g
ec uitme t
exam
aspi a ts
o
Su day,
as
the
16-day
agitatio
co ti ued
a d
the
health
of
stude t
leade
Deve d a
Nath
Mahto,
who
has
bee
o
a
i defi ite
hu ge
st ike
fo
ea ly
a
week,
dete io ated.The
decisio
to
hold
a
sixth
ou d
of
talks
came
afte
discussio s
betwee
the
gove me t
a d
seve al
stude t
g oups
ove
F iday
a d
Satu day
failed
to
b eak
the
deadlock.Mahto’s
co ditio
sudde ly
wo se ed
a ou d
3
am
o
Su day
at
Ra chi’s
Jaipal
Si gh
Stadium,
whe e
stude ts
have
bee
p otesti g
si ce
July
25.
Docto s
eco ded
his
blood
glucose
level
at
53.The
gove me t
pa el
is
scheduled
to
meet
stude t
ep ese tatives
at
oo
o
Su day.
The
move,
howeve ,
has
d aw
c iticism
f om
the
JPSC-JSSC
Refo ms
Ma ch,
which
has
bee
leadi g
the
agitatio .Ravi d a
Paswa ,
a
leade
of
the
JPSC-JSSC
Refo ms
Ma ch,
accused
the
gove me t
of
t yi g
to
divide
the
p otesti g
stude ts
a d
dive t
atte tio
f om
thei
dema ds.”This
is
political
ma oeuv i g
by
the
gove me t.
It
is
t yi g
to
c eate
a
divide
amo g
stude ts
a d
dive t
atte tio .
But
they
should
k ow
that
all
stude ts
a e
u ited,”
Paswa
said
at
a
p ess
co fe e ce
at
the
Jaipal
Si gh
Mu da
Stadium.

Paswa
claimed
that
the
Refo ms
Ma ch
had
al eady
p ese ted
its
dema ds
to
the
five-membe
gove me t
pa el
du i g
a
detailed
meeti g
o
F iday
ight.
He
alleged
that
the
gove me t
subseque tly
held
sepa ate
discussio s
with
othe
stude t
o ga isatio s
that
had
ot
played
a
ole
i
the
o goi g
p otest.Govt
says
talks
held
i
positive
atmosphe eThe
Hema t
So e
gove me t
held
discussio s
with
the
JPSC-JSSC
Refo ms
Ma ch
o
F iday
ight,
followed
by
fou
ou ds
of
talks
with
diffe e t
stude t
g oups
o
Satu day.The
g oups
i cluded
the
Co g ess-backed
Natio al
Stude ts’
U io
of
I dia
(NSUI),
Jha kha d
Chhat a
Mo cha
(JCM)
a d
Adivasi
Chhat a
Sa gh
(ACS).The
gove me t
said
the
discussio s
we e
held
i
a
positive
atmosphe e
a d
that
it
was
exami i g
the
co ce s
aised
by
the
p otesti g
aspi a ts.The
decisio
to
hold
a othe
ou d
of
talks
was
take
afte
the
gove me t
pa el
met
Chief
Mi iste
Hema t
So e
fo
a ou d
fou
hou s
o
Satu day
eve i g.Ru al
Developme t
Mi iste
Dipika
Pa dey
Si gh
said
the
pa el
b iefed
the
chief
mi iste
about
the
dema ds
aised
by
diffe e t
stude t
delegatio s.”It
was
decided
i
the
meeti g
with
the
chief
mi iste
that
a
fi al
ou d
of
talks
with
the
p otesti g
stude ts
will
take
place
at
12
pm
o
Su day,”
she
said.Mi iste
Sa jay
P asad
Yadav
said
the
gove me t
would
co ti ue
discussio s
with
stude ts
dema di g
comp ehe sive
efo ms
i
the
Jha kha d
Public
Se vice
Commissio
(JPSC)
a d
Jha kha d
Staff
Selectio
Commissio
(JSSC).What
a e
stude ts
dema di g?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.Highe
a d
Tech ical
Educatio
Mi iste
Sudivya
Kuma
said
the
gove me t
had
also
issued
a
email
ID
th ough
which
aspi a ts
could
submit
suggestio s
o
efo ms
to
the
ec uitme t
p ocess.P oteste s
th eate
Assembly
ma chDespite
the
gove me t’s
talks
with
va ious
stude t
g oups,
p oteste s
have
said
the
agitatio
will
co ti ue
u til
thei
dema ds
a e
met.They
have
a ou ced
a
ma ch
to
the
Jha kha d
Assembly
o
August
10
if
the
gove me t
fails
to
add ess
thei
dema ds
by
Su day.The
agitatio
has
also
see
the
i volveme t
of
seve al
stude t
o ga isatio s,
i cludi g
the
All
I dia
Stude ts’
Associatio
(AISA)
a d
Akhil
Bha atiya
Vidya thi
Pa ishad
(ABVP).AISA
set
up
a
sepa ate
platfo m
at
the
stadium
o
Satu day,
although
its
leade s
said
it
should
ot
be
viewed
as
a
sepa ate
agitatio .AISA
atio al
p eside t
Neha
Bo a,
who
was
attacked
with
i k
du i g
F iday’s
Assembly
ma ch
ea
Bi sa
Chowk,
b iefly
joi ed
the
p otest
a d
aised
sloga s
dema di g
ca cellatio
of
the
14th
JPSC
a d
JSSC-CGL
exami atio s.AISA’s
Ra chi
u it
chief
Vijay
Kuma
said
the
o ga isatio
sha ed
the
same
dema ds
as
the
la ge
p otest
a d
that
its
membe s
would
joi
the
August
10
ma ch
without
ca yi g
the
AISA
ba e .The
ABVP
has
also
held
p otests
ove
the
issue.
Its
membe s
scuffled
with
police
o
F iday
while
attempti g
to
c oss
ba icades
ea
the
chief
mi iste ‘s
eside ce.A ou d
eight
to
10
ABVP
p oteste s
we e
detai ed
du i g
the
ma ch
but
we e
late
eleased,
Deputy
Supe i te de t
of
Police
(Headqua te s)
Ajay
A ya
said.

The
ABVP
has
a ou ced
a
sepa ate
ma ch
to
the
Assembly
o
August
11.19
a ested
ove
alleged
exam
i egula itiesThe
agitatio
comes
amid
a
i vestigatio
i to
alleged
i egula ities
i
JPSC
exami atio s.Ni etee
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.With
the
stude t
leade ‘s
health
dete io ati g
a d
p oteste s
th eate i g
a othe
Assembly
ma ch,
Su day’s
talks
could
p ove
c ucial
i
dete mi i g
whethe
the
16-day
agitatio
ca
be
b ought
to
a
e d
o
e te s
a othe
phase
of
co f o tatio .