Students' Hunger Strike Intensifies in Jharkhand as CJP Role Questioned

Students in Jharkhand are very upset and have stopped eating to show it — this is called a hunger strike.

They are angry because the government has not paid them money that helps them study, called scholarships.

They also say their hostels, where students live, are too crowded and not properly maintained.

So the students are sitting outside the education department office to ask for help.

Some students got weak from not eating and had to be taken to a clinic.

Doctors and police are nearby to keep everyone safe.

The students want a group called the Cockroach Janta Party, or CJP, to come and support them in person.

The party's leader says it supports the students and will travel to Jharkhand.

But the students say they have not seen the party showing up, only hearing promises.

The government says it is working on the payments and has asked the students to stop the hunger strike because it is risky for their health.