{
  "id": 4218970,
  "title": "Maharashtra Government To Give Written Assurances To Pune Tribal Students After 16-Day Hunger Strike Over ST Demands",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/maharashtra-government-to-give-written-assurances-to-pune-tribal",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-29T14:41:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/education/maharashtra-government-to-give-written-assurances-to-pune-tribal-students-after-16-day-hunger-strike-over-st-demands"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Maharashtra Tribal Development Minister Ashok Uike announced written assurances to protesting Adivasi students in Pune, who have been on a hunger strike demanding various issues, including compensation for victims' families of those who died in a Scheduled Tribe residential school. Uike stated that Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has positively considered their demands. The hunger strike began on August 13 and has lasted for 16 days. The students are demanding compensation for three victims who died of snakebites at a residential school in Gadchiroli, implementation of the pending recruitment process for 12,500 ST posts, and the reinstatement of PESA employees who were relieved from service. Uike discussed the issue with the students on August 18, 19, and 26, and mentioned that the matter was discussed positively with Chief Minister Fadnavis. The students came with a clear objective to demand their rights and hoped the hunger strike would not be viewed as political. The government will provide written assurances to the students, and they will be asked to withdraw their hunger strike.",
  "summary": "Pune (Maharashtra) [India]: Maharashtra Tribal Development Minister Ashok Uike on Saturday said that the Mahayuti government will provide written assurances to protesting Adivasi students in Pune, who have been sitting on a hunger strike pressing their demands, including compensation to victims' kin who died at a Scheduled Tribe (ST) residential school in Gadchiroli. Uike said that Chief Minister…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "Maharashtra Government accepts demands of tribal students, appeals them to call off hunger strike",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/maharashtra-government-accepts-demands-of-tribal-students-appeals",
        "published": "2026-08-29T12:21:27.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "'Not A Single Student Should Die': Bombay HC Orders Medical Care For Tribal Students On Hunger Strike",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/not-a-single-student-should-die-bombay-hc-orders-medical-care-for",
        "published": "2026-08-29T13:33:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Maharashtra government accepts all demands of protesting tribal students",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/maharashtra-government-accepts-all-demands-of-protesting-tribal",
        "published": "2026-08-29T13:50:18.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}