‘Protest hasn't ended’: Devendra Mahto announces 2nd phase of Jharkhand exam stir
Devendra Mahto ended his hunger strike after the Jharkhand government cancelled job examinations due to alleged irregularities. He announced a second phase of protest demanding corruption-free recruitment through JPSC and JSSC. The agitation will continue until the government guarantees no future paper leaks or irregularities. The government has formed an exam reforms committee to strengthen the…
RANCHI: Jharkhand Lok Janshakti Morcha leader Devendra Mahto, who concluded a 16-day hunger strike following the government's cancellation of job examinations due to alleged irregularities, announced on Tuesday that the second phase of the protest would be initiated soon. PTI reported that Mahto stated the agitation would continue until the government assures a corruption-free recruitment process through the Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) and the Jharkhand Subordinate Service Commission (JSSC).
He expressed that his hunger strike had ended not the protest. Mahto assured that the second phase would be launched under the JPSC-JSSC Abhiyarthi Reform Manch, which he heads. The protesting leader had been demanding a monitoring committee for reforms and a comprehensive audit of the recruitment examination process. The government, led by Chief Minister Hemant Soren, had agreed to cancel the JSSC-CGL exam and all tests conducted by the outsourced agency TSR Data Processing Pvt Ltd (TDPL), effective immediately.
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