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Jharkhand Students, CM Soren to Meet as Protests Intensify
Many students in a place called Jharkhand, in India, are upset.
They think the test for getting a government job was not fair.
The students have been sitting together at a big stadium in Ranchi to show they are unhappy.
They have been there for thirteen days now.
The students want a special investigative team called the CBI to look into what happened.
They also want the test they took to be cancelled and improved.
They have asked the leader of Jharkhand, Chief Minister Hemant Soren, to listen to them.
Good news — he is going to meet them today to talk.
Everyone hopes the meeting will help solve the problem peacefully.
Student protests in Jharkhand over alleged irregularities in recruitment examinations have entered their thirteenth day.
Hundreds of aspirants are holding a sit-in at Jaipal Singh Munda Stadium in Ranchi.
Protesters are demanding a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the recruitment exams.
Demonstrators are also demanding cancellation of the 14th Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) preliminary exam.
Chief Minister Hemant Soren is scheduled to meet students today following calls for direct talks by student leaders.
- Who
- Hundreds of student aspirants in Jharkhand and Chief Minister Hemant Soren
- What
- A sit-in protest demanding a CBI probe, cancellation of the 14th JPSC preliminary exam, and comprehensive recruitment reforms
- Where
- Jaipal Singh Munda Stadium, Ranchi, Jharkhand
- When
- Thirteenth day of protests; a meeting with the Chief Minister is scheduled today
- Why
- Alleged irregularities in recruitment examinations
Key facts
- State
- Jharkhand
- Protest Site
- Jaipal Singh Munda Stadium, Ranchi
- Duration
- 13th day of protests
- Exam Body
- Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC)
- Bodies Referenced
- JPSC and JSSC
- Key Demands
- CBI probe; cancellation of 14th JPSC preliminary exam; recruitment process reforms
- Chief Minister
- Hemant Soren








