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Jharkhand recruitment protest enters 21st day as leader hospitalised
Many students in a part of India called Jharkhand are very upset.
They say some people got government jobs by cheating on exams.
They believe question papers were leaked before the tests.
The students have been protesting for 21 days.
Some students are on a hunger strike, which means they stop eating to show how serious they are.
One of their leaders, Devendra Nath Mahto, got sick and had to go to the hospital.
Even from there, he asked the government to protect the future of the state.
The protesters are talking with the government about their demands.
They plan to march with the Indian flag on Independence Day, August 15.
The students say they will keep protesting until the government fixes the problem.
The Jharkhand agitation over alleged irregularities and paper leaks in recruitment exams conducted by the Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) and Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission (JSSC) entered its 21st day on Friday.
Student leader Devendra Nath Mahto, hospitalised after his health deteriorated due to a hunger strike, appealed to the JMM-led government to 'save the soul' of Jharkhand.
Mahto alleged that jobs are being given through leaked examination papers, cheating and favouritism, and warned that some elements were trying to change the direction of the students' agitation.
Protester Khush Mahto said he is on the 10th day of his hunger strike and, without being discharged from Sadar Hospital, joined the 'Vidhan Sabha Gherao' protest on August 10.
Protesters plan a 'Tiranga Yatra' on Independence Day (August 15), with Ravindra Kumar Paswan saying the indefinite agitation will continue until all demands are met.
- Who
- Student protesters led by Devendra Nath Mahto, opposing the JMM-led Jharkhand government.
- What
- A 21-day-old agitation over alleged irregularities and paper leaks in recruitment examinations conducted by JPSC and JSSC.
- Where
- Ranchi and other parts of Jharkhand, India; a Vidhan Sabha Gherao protest was held on August 10.
- When
- The protest entered its 21st day on Friday, August 14; a Tiranga Yatra is planned for August 15 (Independence Day).
- Why
- Protesters allege jobs are being given through leaked exam papers, cheating and favouritism, and demand the government address the issue.
Key facts
- State
- Jharkhand, India
- Protest duration
- 21 days as of Friday, August 14
- Targeted bodies
- Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) and Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission (JSSC)
- Core grievance
- Alleged paper leaks, cheating and favouritism in recruitment examinations
- Protest leader
- Devendra Nath Mahto (hospitalised after health deterioration from hunger strike)
- Government
- JMM-led state government
- Next planned event
- Tiranga Yatra on August 15, Independence Day
Quotes
Devendra Nath Mahto
Student leader leading the Jharkhand protest
“"This is more painful than my physical suffering. Jobs are being given through leaked examination papers, cheating and favouritism. By selling jobs in Jharkhand, the soul of the state is being sold."”
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Sources
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