3 weeks ago
Ranchi PhD Scholar Continues Hunger Strike, Demands Recruitment Exam Reforms
There is a student named Brahmanand Kumar who is very upset.
He says the tests people take to get government jobs have serious problems.
He says he was hurt by those problems himself.
So he decided to stop eating food as a protest.
He is doing his protest in a city called Ranchi.
He is a very smart student working on his PhD.
Even though he is getting sick and weak, he will not start eating again.
He has promised to keep fasting until things change.
He even stayed outside in heavy rain and storms.
Friends tried to keep him dry with umbrellas, but he says he will keep going until the government makes things fair.
Brahmanand Kumar, a PhD scholar from Ramgarh district, has been on an indefinite hunger strike in Ranchi.
Kumar refuses to end his fast despite plummeting blood pressure and deteriorating health.
He says he will continue his 'fast unto death' unless reforms are brought now.
He has been a victim of several irregularities in public service recruitment examinations.
A viral video showed him lying by the statue of Jaipal Singh Munda in heavy rain, shielded by fellow protesters.
- Who
- Brahmanand Kumar, a PhD scholar from Ramgarh district
- What
- An indefinite hunger strike demanding immediate reforms in public service recruitment examinations
- Where
- Ranchi, at the statue of Jaipal Singh Munda
- When
- Ongoing for the past several days, as of the report
- Why
- Kumar says he has been a victim of irregularities in public service recruitment examinations and wants reforms now
Key facts
- Protestor
- Brahmanand Kumar
- Background
- PhD scholar from Ramgarh district
- Protest location
- Ranchi, by the statue of Jaipal Singh Munda
- Demand
- Reforms now in public service recruitment examinations
- Protest method
- Indefinite hunger strike ('fast unto death')
- Health status
- Plummeting blood pressure and deteriorating health
- Status
- Ongoing; Kumar refuses to end the fast despite requests from friends and family
Quotes
Brahmanand Kumar
Student activist and PhD scholar in Ranchi
“"I have said it several times in my press briefings as well. I will continue my fast unto death,"”
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