Jharkhand Protest Round 2 Of Talks On: CID Probe To Reforms, Govt's 7-Point Proposal To Students

Published 9 August 2026 · india

News india Jharkhand JPSC-JSSC Protest Sees Round 2 Of Talks: CID Probe To Reforms, Govt's 7-Point Proposal To Students Jharkhand JPSC-JSSC Protest Sees Round 2

News india Jharkhand JPSC-JSSC Protest Sees Round 2 Of Talks: CID Probe To Reforms, Govt's 7-Point Proposal To Students Jharkhand JPSC-JSSC Protest Sees Round 2 Of Talks: CID Probe To Reforms, Govt's 7-Point Proposal To Students Reported By, Edited By Last Updated: August 09, 2026, 15:31 IST Jharkhand students' protest: CID probe to reforms in consultation with students, this is what the govt is proposing to Jharkhand's protesting students Rapid Read Carved out of Bihar with promises of growth and opportunities, Jharkhand has seen its young aspirations repeatedly get sacrificed on the altar of corruption. (File image: ANI) A fresh round of talks is underway on Sunday between the Jharkhand government and the JPSC-JSSC aspirants’ delegation, amid protests over irregularities in public service examinations. An eight-member delegation of JPSC-JSSC Reform Manch met with Jharkhand Ministers Dipika Pandey Singh, Sudivya Kumar, Chamra Linda, and Sanjay Yadav at the State Guest House in Ranchi.

JPSC-JSSC Reform Manch said that they hope the conversation leads to concrete steps towards a solution instead of a “post-dated cheque". WHAT THE GOVT IS PROPOSING The government delegation is proposing the following in the meeting currently underway with the Jharkhand protestors CID probe will be time bound, to be completed within 90 days. The irregularities will be examined by ED 14th JPSC examination and backlog examinations from 2023 to 2025 will be cancelled. All examinations conducted through TDPL will be probed. All reforms will be finalised after consultation with students. A committee involving senior bureaucrats and academicians will be involved in the reform process. CBI probe will not be initiated. WHAT STUDENTS WANT The student outfit posted on X, “Today, the second round of talks… We hope this time it’s not just conversation, but concrete steps towards a solution will also emerge. The voice of the students is at the negotiation table–now we will see how seriously the government listens to that voice.

We don’t want a Post-Dated Cheque!" “Students don’t want assurances whose date is not today, but set in the future. We don’t want the date of promises, we want the date for the resolution of demands. Now the phase of buying time by just giving assurances should end–students need immediate and concrete decisions," the X post read. A member of the student delegation earlier expressed faith in Chief Minister Hemant Soren and said, “I have complete faith that the Chief Minister will meet our demands… We are an eight-member delegation." Another member of the delegation told ANI, “We can certainly hope. We are hopeful. Our preparations for tomorrow are fixed if the government doesn’t listen to us." The protests started after the results of the 14th JPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination were announced on July 5, with aspirants alleging irregularities in the recruitment process. Since then, students have been holding round-the-clock protests and an indefinite sit-in, demanding transparency and accountability.