# Jharkhand sets fresh talks as hunger striker’s health fails 2026-08-09T03:28:44+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The Jharkhand government has called a fresh round of talks with protesting job aspirants for Sunday noon after five rounds failed to end a 16-day agitation over alleged recruitment exam irregularities. Student leader Devendra Nath Mahto, on a hunger strike for seven days, saw his blood glucose drop to 53. The JPSC-JSSC Reforms Manch leading the protest accused the government of "political manoeuvring" by holding separate discussions with other student groups like NSUI and ABVP. Demands include cancellation of the 14th JPSC exam and a CBI or retired-judge probe. Nineteen people have been arrested in the scam so far. Protesters have threatened a march to the Assembly on August 10 if their demands are not met by Sunday. ## Coverage - indiatoday.in - timesnownews.com - timesofindia.indiatimes.com - timesnownews.com Tags: CBI probe, Hemant Soren, Jharkhand, JPSC exam, recruitment scam, student protest Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/jharkhand-government-calls-fresh-talks-with-job-protesters-on-sunday/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/jharkhand-government-calls-fresh-talks-with-job-protesters-on-sunday/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.