Archive · 13 Aug 2026
JLKM Leader Mahto Seeks Nod to Return to Protest Site
A man named Devendra Mahto is very upset about tests that people take to get government jobs.
He believes those tests were not fair.
To show how serious he is, he stopped eating food.
He has not eaten for 11 days now, which is called a hunger strike.
He got sick from not eating, so doctors took him to a hospital called Sadar Hospital.
Even though he is in the hospital, he wants to go back to the stadium where he and others are protesting.
He wrote a letter to a health official asking for permission to leave the hospital and rejoin the protest.
Many students are also protesting with him because they think the tests were unfair, and they have been doing so for 19 days.
Mahto says his body is being treated in the hospital, but his heart is still with the students at the protest site.
JLKM leader Devendra Mahto has been on a hunger strike for 11 days over alleged irregularities in recruitment exams.
Mahto wrote to the Ranchi civil surgeon on Wednesday night seeking permission to return to the protest site at Jaipal Singh Munda Stadium.
He was shifted to Sadar Hospital on Monday after his health deteriorated following a march by agitating students to the Jharkhand Assembly.
In his letter, Mahto said thousands of students stand with him in the fight, calling it not just a protest but a responsibility and a source of hope.
Students have been agitating for the last 19 days over alleged irregularities in the conduct of recruitment examinations in Jharkhand.
- Who
- Devendra Mahto, leader of the Jharkhand Loktantrik Krantikari Morcha (JLKM), and agitating students in Jharkhand.
- What
- Mahto, on a hunger strike over alleged recruitment exam irregularities, sought permission from the Ranchi civil surgeon to return to the protest site after being hospitalized.
- When
- The hunger strike has lasted 11 days and the letter was written on Wednesday night; students have been agitating for 19 days.
- Where
- Ranchi, Jharkhand — Sadar Hospital, Jaipal Singh Munda Stadium, and the Jharkhand Assembly.
- Why
- To protest alleged irregularities in the conduct of recruitment examinations in Jharkhand.
- Protester
- Devendra Mahto
- Organization
- Jharkhand Loktantrik Krantikari Morcha (JLKM)
- Hunger strike duration
- 11 days
- Reason
- Alleged irregularities in recruitment examinations
- Protest site
- Jaipal Singh Munda Stadium, Ranchi
- Hospital
- Sadar Hospital, Ranchi
- Student agitation
- 19 days
- Request
- Letter to Ranchi civil surgeon seeking permission to return to protest site
