Protesters’ demand genuine: Jharkhand Minister after meeting JPSC aspirants

A group of students protested against the Jharkhand government on Saturday, demanding a genuine response to their grievances. The second meeting between the government representatives and the protestors resulted in the minister, Sanjay Prasad Yadav, affirming that the students' demands were valid. Yadav stated that all the students' issues would be brought to the attention of the Chief Minister, and their grievances would be addressed.

The students are seeking the cancellation of the 14th JPSC examination, which has been marred by allegations of paper leakage. Another minister, Dipika Pandey Singh, elaborated on the students' concerns about discrepancies in the recruitment process. The students' delegation assured the government that they would receive a prompt resolution to their concerns. However, the protesters vowed to maintain their stance until their demands were met.

The second round of talks occurred amidst the failure of previous discussions to yield any breakthrough. Student leader Devendra Nath Mahto had been on a hunger strike for over seven days, protesting the alleged paper leaks in the exam. Mahto's seven-day hunger strike and ninth day of a hunger strike were dedicated to the campaign against corruption in the Jharkhand Public Service Commission-JSSC recruitment process. झारखंड छात्र आंदोलन JPSC-JSSC भ्रष्टाचार मुक्त भर्ती अभियान के तहत, अनिश्चितकालीन सत्याग्रह शहीद निर्मल महतो के नाम समर्पित है।

The first round of discussions between the JPSC-JSSC Reforms Manch and a government panel of state ministers and bureaucrats took place on Friday night. Following those talks, the students decided to continue their protest and hunger strike until their demands were met. Among the demands was the cancellation of the 14th JPSC examination. The students also warned that they would proceed with a planned procession to the Vidhan Sabha on August 10 if the government did not fulfill their demands by Sunday.