Jharkhand recruitment protests: CM Hemant Soren says 'action soon'- top developments
Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren (picture credit: PTI) Students demand cancellation of JPSC exam, CBI probe Hunger strike continues; student leader ends water boycott Join
Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren (picture credit: PTI) Students demand cancellation of JPSC exam, CBI probe Hunger strike continues; student leader ends water boycott Join conversation View All Comments → Share your thoughts in the comments Insightful Agree Disagree Skeptical Concerning Promising Worth Reading Big Development Post Comment Be respectful · TOI community guidelines CID probe underway into alleged exam irregularities BJP demands CBI inquiry NEW DELHI: Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren on Wednesday said his government would "soon take action" over the ongoing protests against alleged irregularities in state recruitment examinations after meeting Governor Santosh Kumar Gangwar."I met the Governor today and discussed the situation; it is being looked into, we will soon take action," Soren told reporters.The protests began after the results of the 14th Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) Combined Civil Services Preliminary Examination were declared on July 5, with aspirants alleging irregularities in the recruitment process.
Students have since been holding round-the-clock demonstrations and an indefinite sit-in, demanding transparency, accountability and reforms in the state's recruitment agencies.The protesters are seeking cancellation of the 14th JPSC Combined Civil Services Preliminary Examination, a CBI probe into alleged irregularities in JPSC and JSSC-CGL recruitment examinations, and the public release of OMR sheets and answer scripts. A section of the protesters has warned of gheraoing the Jharkhand Assembly on August 6 if their demands are not addressed.Student leader Devendra Nath Mahto, who has been on an indefinite hunger strike over alleged irregularities in recruitment examinations conducted by the Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) and the Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission (JSSC), consumed water on Wednesday, the fourth day of his fast.Mahto said he decided to drink water after climate activist Sonam Wangchuk appealed to him to do so during a video call.
However, he said the hunger strike and the ongoing satyagraha would continue until the government addressed the students' demands.The state's Criminal Investigation Department (CID), which is probing the alleged examination irregularities, has conducted raids at multiple locations across Jharkhand. Officials have seized laptops, mobile phones, bank documents, carbon copies of OMR sheets
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