Jharkhand CM accepts students' demands; cancels JSSC-CGL, other exams held by firm at centre of row
Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren accepts protesting students' demands, cancels JSSC-CGL exam
The Jharkhand government has accepted key demands from students protesting against alleged irregularities in recruitment exams, leading to the cancellation of several exams conducted by the private firm TDPL. Chief Minister Hemant Soren announced the cancellation of the JSSC-CGL and all other TDPL-conducted exams on the 24th day of the ongoing student protest.
The decision came after a cabinet meeting chaired by the chief minister, which also directed the Crime Investigation Department (CID) to investigate irregularities in all recruitment exams since 2014. The cancellation of the Combined Graduate Level (CGL) examination, which had already resulted in the appointment of around 1,800 successful candidates, has sparked controversy.
The students have been on hunger strike for the past 14 days and have threatened to gherao the Chief Minister's residence if their demands for a CBI inquiry are not met.
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