J'khand: Raghubar Das threatens hunger strike if CBI probe into exam irregularities not recommended
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Former Jharkhand chief minister Raghubar Das on Wednesday threatened to sit on a hunger strike if the JMM-led dispensation failed to recommend a CBI probe into alleged recruitment examination irregularities in the state within a week.
Adding to this, Raghubar Das alleged that massive recruitment scams took place in the last six years under the JMM-led regime. (PTI) Thousands of students in Jharkhand have been agitating over alleged irregularities in recruitment examinations in the state for the past 19 days under the banner of the ' JPSC -JSSC Reforms Manch'.
Meanwhile, "If the state government fails to recommend a CBI probe into recruitment examination irregularities within a week, I will be forced to sit on a hunger strike here," Das, who was also the governor of Odisha, shared while addressing agitating students at Jaipal Singh Munda Stadium.
Notably, The BJP leader accused JMM-led government of playing with the fate of lakhs of students in the state.
As per the latest buzz, "If the government is clean and has no involvement, it should recommend CBI probe into the irregularities. Otherwise, people of Jharkhand will consider there is involvement of top politicians and bureaucrats in the irregularities," he shared.
In further updates, Das alleged that massive recruitment scams took place in the last six years under the JMM-led regime.
On top of that, He also demanded ₹ 1 crore rupees compensation each for the next of kin of 19 people who died during physical tests for excise constable recruitment in 2024.
Over 15 aspirants lost their lives while undertaking physical tests during the drive in 2024.
Source: Hindustan Times