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Jharkhand student protesters continue stir after talks, plan march
Talks between the Jharkhand government and student protesters on Friday ended without a breakthrough. The JPSC/JSSC Reforms Manch said they will continue their agitation until demands including cancellation of the 14th JPSC…
The Story in Brief
Talks between the Jharkhand government and student protesters on Friday ended without a breakthrough. The JPSC/JSSC Reforms Manch said they will continue their agitation until demands including cancellation of the 14th JPSC exam are met. They announced a march to the state assembly on August 10 if demands are not met by Sunday. The government had objected to the earlier 11-member delegation that included a lawyer and technical experts, leading to a fresh 10-member panel. State minister Sudivya Kumar said the government is 'sympathetic' to the demands.
The Indian Opinion
The Jharkhand government's offer to 'sympathetically consider' demands sounds like the usual procedural promise, but the protesters are clearly losing patience after 14 days. The exclusion of a lawyer and technical experts from the delegation suggests the government wants to avoid substantive legal scrutiny. Meanwhile, six protesters are on hunger strike. The real test will be whether the government cancels the 14th JPSC exam by Sunday, if not, the march to the assembly will test how far the state is willing to go.
Sources (4): ndtv.com, livemint.com, news.abplive.com, ndtv.com (2)
This story was synthesised by AI from the 4 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 4 sources.
