'They Can’t Stop Us': Devendra Nath Mahato Arrives In Ambulance To Join JPSC-JSSC March In Ranchi

Published 10 August 2026 · india

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News india 'They Can’t Stop Us': Devendra Nath Mahato Arrives In Ambulance To Join JPSC-JSSC March In Ranchi 'They Can’t Stop Us': Devendra Nath Mahato Arrives In Ambulance To Join JPSC-JSSC March In Ranchi Published By, Last Updated: August 10, 2026, 13:00 IST JPSC-JSSC protest intensified in Ranchi as Devendra Nath Mahato, on a nine-day hunger strike, joined the Vidhan Sabha Gherao march in an ambulance. Devendra Nath Mahato joins JPSC-JSSC protesters in ambulance during Vidhan Sabha Gherao march in Ranchi (Video scrteengrabs) Jharkhand Loktantrik Krantikari Morcha (JLKM) leader and student activist Devendra Nath Mahato on Monday joined the protesting JPSC-JSSC aspirants’ ‘Vidhan Sabha Gherao’ march in an ambulance, as he has been on a hunger strike for nine days. Mahato, who has been fasting at Jaipal Singh Munda Stadium, the main protest site in Ranchi, was brought to the Assembly gate in an ambulance as a large number of students gathered to march towards the new Vidhan Sabha building. LIVE Updates On The Jharkhand Protest He later proceeded on a stretcher, carrying a portrait of former Jharkhand Chief Minister Shibu Soren. “Despite being on a hunger strike, I have come here. They won’t be able to stop us. I reached here in an ambulance, and I am going ahead on a stretcher. I have been on a hunger strike for the past nine days, and the government will have to accept our demands," Mahato said. #WATCH | JPSC-JSSC aspirants’ protest in Ranchi (Jharkhand) | As student leader Devendra Nath Mahto joins ‘Vidhan Sabha gherao’ march, he says, “…Despite being on a hunger strike, I have come here.

They won’t be able to stop us. I reached here in an ambulance and I am going… pic.twitter.com/KAfNxcsZPH— ANI (@ANI) August 10, 2026 News agency PTI reported that Mahato had lost 10.5 kg during his nine-day fast. His participation came as the students’ agitation against alleged irregularities in recruitment examinations entered its 17th day. ‘Barbed Wires Hurt More Than Hunger Strike’ Mahato strongly objected to the barricading put up along the protesters’ route and said the restrictions had further angered the students. “The government will have to take a decision, otherwise students will continue to rise in protest like this. By putting up barbed-wire barricades, the government has invited confrontation," he said. VIDEO | Ranchi, Jharkhand: Students hold a protest march towards the Vidhan Sabha over recruitment examination issues.Student protester Devendra Nath Mahto says, “The government will have to take a decision, otherwise students will continue to rise in protest like this. By… pic.twitter.com/8hDZnR9xx1 — Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) August 10, 2026 Mahato also asked people not to portray him as a hero or messiah, saying he was an ordinary person participating in the movement. “I am no God or messiah; I am a common man. There will be no change in my personal life. But the barbed wires hurt more than the hunger strike," he said. Mahato said students had crossed three layers of barricading and questioned why the government was not accepting their demands. “Why does the government want anarchy and not agree to students’ demands?" he asked. Mahato Appeals To Hemant Soren To Avoid Police Action Mahato also appealed to Chief Minister Hemant Soren not to take police action against the protesters.