Students continue protests in Ranchi over alleged JPSC, JSSC exam irregularities, demand CBI probe

Hundreds of students have continued their protest in Ranchi for the fifth consecutive day over alleged irregularities in the 14th Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) examination, the JSSC-CGL, and other recruitment tests. According to The Hindu, they are demanding cancellation of the 14th JPSC Combined Preliminary Test held on April 19 and an independent probe by central agencies, including the CBI and Enforcement Directorate (ED), into alleged irregularities in recruitment examinations.

The protesters, who have been holding an indefinite sit-in at Jaipal Singh Munda Stadium since July 29, marched to Albert Ekka Chowk on Sunday evening, raising slogans against the JMM-led alliance government and demanding an impartial investigation into the alleged irregularities in the JPSC and JSSC examinations. As per Times of India, they warned that if the government failed to respond, they would march to the Jharkhand Assembly and stage a gherao.

The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) has backed the students' protest, with its founder Abhijeet Dipke stating that they stand with all students in Jharkhand and support their demands, as reported by Hindustan Times. A JPSC aspirant alleged that previous probes into the Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission examinations have not been satisfactory, and that Chief Minister Hemant Soren's order for a CID probe is not enough.

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