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Jharkhand student protest enters day 14 as hunger striker hospitalised
A hunger-striking student was shifted to Ranchi’s Sadar Hospital on Friday after his health reportedly worsened, as the Jharkhand recruitment exam protest entered its 14th day. Six protesters remain on indefinite hunger…
The Story in Brief
A hunger-striking student was shifted to Ranchi’s Sadar Hospital on Friday after his health reportedly worsened, as the Jharkhand recruitment exam protest entered its 14th day. Six protesters remain on indefinite hunger strike at Jaipal Singh Munda Stadium. Students seek cancellation of the 14th JPSC Civil Services examination, an independent CBI probe or inquiry by retired High Court judges from outside Jharkhand, action against those responsible and reforms in JPSC and JSSC. They have also announced a march to the Assembly, where prohibitory orders apply within 750 metres until August 12.
The government has offered talks, but students say no formal meeting has taken place. They formed an 11-member delegation, while a five-member ministerial panel is expected to engage with them. BJP legislators disrupted Assembly proceedings on Friday, demanding a CBI investigation. The Hindu reports that the Jharkhand CID has arrested 19 people in the case. Officials have said the investigation is continuing, while protesters question its credibility.
The Indian Opinion
The loudest claims now come from both sides. Opposition leaders call the CID inquiry a cover-up, while government statements that paper leaks are a national problem do not answer the students’ specific demands. Nor should a protest automatically establish that every examination was compromised. The fair test is a public, time-bound response on the 14th JPSC exam, disclosed evidence from the CID inquiry and a recorded meeting with the student delegation. Will the government publish that timetable?
Sources (6): hindustantimes.com, timesnownews.com, timesofindia.indiatimes.com, timesofindia.indiatimes.com (2), thehindu.com, livemint.com
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Updated: this story now draws on 6 sources.
