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Jharkhand Recruitment Row: Six Begin Indefinite Hunger Strike
In a place called Jharkhand, some people are not happy.
They are upset about how jobs are given out.
This problem is called the recruitment row.
To show how serious they are, some people stopped eating.
Not eating on purpose to make a point is called a hunger strike.
The news headline says six people are doing this.
But a leader named Jivan Kumar said five people, including two women, started the strike on Tuesday night.
The protest will continue for as long as needed.
The group plans to hold a march called a 'Tiranga March'.
Many people would walk together to show they support the students' demands.
Six protesters have begun an indefinite hunger strike in the Jharkhand recruitment row, according to the news headline.
Spokesperson Jivan Kumar said five people, including two women, went on strike from Tuesday night, a discrepancy with the headline's count.
The strike aims to press for the group's demands related to recruitment in Jharkhand.
A core committee meeting will be convened to deliberate on holding a 'Tiranga March' in support of students' demands.
The JPSC, JSSC Reforms Manch said protests over the recruitment row are intensifying.
- Who
- Protesters linked to the JPSC, JSSC Reforms Manch in Jharkhand, including five or six activists, two of them women, with spokesperson Jivan Kumar speaking for the group.
- What
- An indefinite hunger strike to press for students' demands in the Jharkhand recruitment row, with plans for a 'Tiranga March'.
- Where
- Jharkhand.
- When
- Began Tuesday night; ongoing indefinitely.
- Why
- To press for the group's demands in the recruitment row as protests intensify.
Key facts
- Event
- Jharkhand recruitment row protest
- Strike type
- Indefinite hunger strike
- Number of strikers
- 6 per headline; 5 per spokesperson (discrepancy noted)
- Women on strike
- 2
- Strike start
- Tuesday night
- Organization
- JPSC, JSSC Reforms Manch
- Spokesperson
- Jivan Kumar
- Planned action
- 'Tiranga March' to be discussed by core committee
Quotes
Jivan Kumar
Spokesperson for the JPSC and JSSC Reforms Manch
“"Our five friends, including two women, went on hunger strike from Tuesday night to press for our demands,"”
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