Jharkhand protesters, govt to hold 7th round of talks today as hunger strike enters 15th day
The decision came after the sub-divisional officer met the students at the protest site in Ranchi’s Jaipal Singh Munda Stadium.
The Jharkhand government has called for a seventh round of negotiations with protesters demanding the resignation of Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Monday. The demand stems from allegations of irregularities in state recruitment exams, for which the protesters are seeking a CBI probe and the cancellation of the JSSC-CGL exams. This development follows the 15th day of the hunger strike, during which student leader Devendra Nath Mahto was physically prevented by police from attending an Independence Day tiranga yatra.
The protest has escalated, with protesters burning effigies of Soren, Rahul Gandhi, and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav. The government has responded to the negotiations, inviting the students to discuss their demands alongside legal advisors.
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