Who is Devendra Nath Mahto? The face of Jharkhand exam protests on hunger strike

Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren has assured job aspirants protesting against alleged irregularities in recruitment examinations that the government is awaiting the investigation report from the Crime Investigation Department (CID) of the Jharkhand police. The protest, which began on July 29 at Jaipal Singh Munda Stadium in Ranchi, has been ongoing for several days with students seeking a probe by central agencies into the irregularities and canceling all examinations conducted by the private agency TDPL.

Soren has emphasized that the state government will take all necessary actions for the welfare of the protesting students and is awaiting the findings of the CID investigation.

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