Archive · 10 Aug 2026
Jharkhand Students Refuse to Withdraw Protest, Demand CBI Probe
Some students in Jharkhand are very upset about their recruitment exams for government jobs.
They think something went wrong and the exams were not fair.
The students are protesting to ask for an honest investigation.
They want a special investigation agency called the CBI to look into what happened.
The government sent a group of people to talk with the students.
They talked six times, but the students were still not happy.
The government says it has agreed to most of the things the students asked for.
But the students say the government is lying about that.
They will keep protesting until the CBI investigation is agreed to.
They also plan to march to the Vidhan Sabha, which is the state assembly building.
The students' protest leader rejected the Jharkhand government panel's claim that most demands have been met.
Six rounds of talks between the government panel and agitating students failed to end the protest.
The panel called the continued agitation an unfortunate development and said it had agreed to most demands.
Students will not withdraw their protest until their demand for a CBI probe into alleged recruitment exam irregularities is met.
Students have announced a march to the Vidhan Sabha to press their demands.
- Who
- Students in Jharkhand protesting alleged irregularities in recruitment exams, and a Jharkhand government panel that held talks with them.
- What
- Students rejected the government's claim that most demands were met and refused to withdraw their protest without a CBI probe.
- When
- Today, after six rounds of talks and a two-hour meeting following the students' announcement that they would continue the agitation.
- Where
- Jharkhand, India, with students planning a march to the Vidhan Sabha.
- Why
- Students are demanding a CBI probe into alleged irregularities in recruitment exams before they will withdraw the agitation.
Protesting Students
Jharkhand Government Panel
Status of demands
Protesting Students
Students say the government is lying about meeting most of their demands, and the protest leader rejected the panel's claim.
Jharkhand Government Panel
The government panel says it has agreed to most of the students' demands and called the continued agitation an unfortunate development.
CBI probe demand
Protesting Students
Students insist on a CBI probe into alleged recruitment exam irregularities and will not withdraw the protest until it is granted.
Jharkhand Government Panel
The government has not agreed to the CBI probe, and the panel has been trying to persuade students to withdraw the agitation.
- Location
- Jharkhand, India
- Rounds of talks
- Six
- Duration of latest meeting
- Two hours
- Core student demand
- CBI probe into alleged irregularities in recruitment exams
- Government position
- Claims it agreed to most demands; calls continued protest unfortunate
- Student position
- Will not withdraw agitation until CBI probe is granted
- Planned action
- March to the Vidhan Sabha