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Jharkhand student hunger strike continues, govt cancels 3 exams
Four student protesters on indefinite hunger strike over alleged irregularities in Jharkhand recruitment exams are hospitalised but stable. Devendra Nath Mahto has refused food for 11 days, while others take liquids. Chief…
The Story in Brief
Four student protesters on indefinite hunger strike over alleged irregularities in Jharkhand recruitment exams are hospitalised but stable. Devendra Nath Mahto has refused food for 11 days, while others take liquids. Chief Minister Hemant Soren cancelled the 14th JPSC Preliminary exam and two backlog exams, and ordered a CID investigation into papers conducted by TSDP Data Processing Limited.
But students say this is not enough. They demand cancellation of all TDPL-conducted exams, a CBI probe, and cancellation of the JSSC-CGL exam. There is no consensus on a CBI probe: the AISA opposes it, citing past failures. Ministers have visited the protest site, but the hunger strike continues at Jaipal Singh Munda Stadium and Sadar Hospital.
The Indian Opinion
The government's cancellation of three JPSC exams and offer of a CID probe are genuine steps, but students smell a half-measure when JSSC-CGL remains untouched because of Supreme Court oversight. The real test is whether Hemant Soren will concede a CBI investigation, which even his own Congress ally opposes. Until the students see a clear, time-bound action against the leak, the hunger strike will only spread. How many more exams must be cancelled before the system earns back trust?
Sources (3): timesofindia.indiatimes.com, siasat.com, nationalheraldindia.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 3 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 3 sources.
