Jharkhand students protest LIVE: A team of doctors inspected the health of JPSC-JSSC aspirants staging a hunger strike at the Jaipal Singh Munda Stadium.
Jharkhand students protest LIVE: Unable to even sit by himself, student leader Devendra Nath Mahato, who has been on an indefinite hunger strike in Jharkhand said that today is the “day of revolution” for them.
“Today is a day of revolution and change for us. For those who have been on hunger strike for the past few days, today is a decisive day in this struggle,” he said.
Jharkhand students protest LIVE: Sanjay Mehta, a student leader, said that despite multiple rounds of discussions with the government, all demands of the aspirants had not been accepted.
“Even after three rounds of talks, the government has not conceded to 100 per cent of our demands. Aspirants and supporters from all districts of Jharkhand are extending their moral support for the march to the Legislative Assembly,” Mehta said.
“Our crucial demands are that the CGL exam must be cancelled, a CBI inquiry into the CGL matter must be conducted, the government must accept the reform model we have proposed, and it must adhere to the recruitment calendar we have suggested. If the government fails to meet even a single one of these demands, the movement will continue until they are fulfilled,” he added.
Jharkhand students protest LIVE: PM Modi wished Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren on his birthday today.
“Best wishes to Jharkhand’s Chief Minister, Shri Hemant Soren Ji on his birthday. May he be blessed with a long life and wonderful health,” he wrote on X.
This comes right ahead of the protesting students’s vidhan sabha march in Ranchi today.
Jharkhand students protest LIVE: Students left Jaipal Singh Munda Stadium in Ranchi to begin the ‘Vidhan Sabha march’ which has been called to protest against alleged irregularities in recruitment examinations in the state.
Jharkhand students protest LIVE: Student leader Ravindra Paswan said that during the march to vidhan sabha, wherever the police will stop them, they will sit down right there.
“Our movement is symbolic. People across Jharkhand are aware that the Assembly march and ‘gherao’ are taking place today. We want to send a message to the government that the students are united and steadfast in their demands. If you do not heed this, tomorrow there could be an even larger protest…” he told ANI.
“We are completely dissatisfied with the decision the government has taken. All our demands are binding and essential; we remain firm on these legitimate demands. Every exam we have challenged is tainted; the CGL exam, in particular, was a massive scam. The government shows no intention of addressing these exams at all; in fact, they seem completely unwilling to even investigate some of the exams…” he added.
Jharkhand students protest LIVE: Even though no breakthrough was reached on Sunday after sixth rounds of talks, the Jharkhand government panel spoke to Devendra Nath Mahto, a student leader who has been on an indefinite hunger strike for the past eight days and whose health deteriorated early Sunday, and urged him to end his fast.
Jharkhand students protest LIVE: Most schools will remain closed in Ranchi on Monday as a prohibitory order will be in force within a 750-metre radius of the state assembly from 6 am to 10 pm.
Jharkhand students protest LIVE: Student leader Ravindra Paswan urged students from across the state to join their ‘vidhan sabha gherao’ march today in Ranchi.
“If you want the exams conducted by the TDPL agency cancelled and subjected to a CBI inquiry, and if you want the JSSC-CGL exam cancelled and investigated by the CBI, then please join the protest,” he said, as quoted by ANI.