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Jharkhand government to hold fresh talks with protesting students on Sunday
Jharkhand government to hold fresh talks with protesting students on Sunday
The Jharkhand government will hold a sixth round of talks with students protesting alleged irregularities in JPSC and JSSC exams. Rural Development Minister Dipika Pandey Singh said the meeting with Chief Minister…
The Story in Brief
The Jharkhand government will hold a sixth round of talks with students protesting alleged irregularities in JPSC and JSSC exams. Rural Development Minister Dipika Pandey Singh said the meeting with Chief Minister Hemant Soren decided on the Sunday noon dialogue. Nineteen people have been arrested in connection with the exam irregularities, and former JPSC chairperson L Khiangte has been questioned four times since July 28.
Protesters demand an independent probe by the CBI or a panel of retired high court judges. The government panel has held five rounds of talks since Friday night but failed to break the deadlock. The group led by Jharkhand Loktantrik Krantikari Morcha leader Devendra Nath Mahto is continuing its fast for the seventh day.
The Indian Opinion
The narrative that the Jharkhand government is dragging its feet on exam irregularities ignores the five rounds of talks already held. Critics demanding an instant CBI probe overlook the legal process of forming a special investigation team. The real test will be whether the sixth round of talks results in a concrete timeline for reforms, not just another promise.
Sources (2): ndtv.com, hindustantimes.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above.
