Jharkhand protest LIVE: Rahul Gandhi asks CM Soren to ‘personally meet’ protesters as calls grow to withdraw support
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Jharkhand protest LIVE: Security personnel stand guard as people march towards Jharkhand Assembly amid a protest over alleged irregularities in the 14th JPSC examination, JSSC-CGL and other recruitment tests, demanding resignation of Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren and CBI probe on paper leaks. Jharkhand protest LIVE: The Jharkhand government has invited job aspirants protesting alleged irregularities in state recruitment examinations for another round of talks on Monday, officials shared. The development came a day after the JPSC-JSSC Reforms Manch, which is leading the agitation, revealed plans to gherao Chief Minister Hemant Soren’s residence on August 20 and demand his resignation. ...Read More
Adding to this, ‘Come to protest site’: Students urge Rahul Gandhi One of the protesters, Baha Linda, while talking to news agency ANI, appealed that if Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is unhappy with the lathi charge on students, he should visit the protest site and withdraw support from the government, similar to his expression of unhappiness over the incident at Jantar Mantar. "Rahul Gandhi says that he condemns the lathi charge. If you are really unhappy with the lathi charge on students, then we would like you to come to our protest site and withdraw support from the government, just as you expressed your unhappiness at Jantar Mantar," Linda shared. Protesters burn effigies of leaders On the 23rd day of the protest on Sunday, students burnt effigies of Chief Minister Hemant Soren, Rahul Gandhi and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav at Albert Ekka Chowk in Ranchi. The protesters alleged that their “demands continue to fall on deaf ears”. Top points Jharkhand student protests enter 24th day over alleged irregularities in JPSC and JSSC examinations. BJP attacks CM Hemant Soren for skipping talks with protesting students and urges him to personally lead negotiations. BJP questions the four-member ministerial panel, saying previous talks remained inconclusive and some ministers had made “objectionable remarks” against students. Student leader Devendra Nath Mahto reaches 15th day of hunger strike, describing his health as “extremely critical and in its final phase”. Students to gherao CM Soren’s residence on August 20.
Meanwhile, Jharkhand protest LIVE: Rahul Gandhi urged CM Hemant Soren to personally meet representatives of protesting students and take appropriate action to resolve their concerns. He also shared that “the demands of students are legitimate.”
Notably, Jharkhand protest live: Student leader Devendra Nath Mahto, who completed 15 days of hunger strike of alleged irregularities in the Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) and Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission (JSSC), on Sunday called for permanent reforms in the education system to ensure that future generations do not face similar hardships.
As per the latest buzz, In a post on X, Mahto shared the government had called for talks on Monday and expressed hope that the dialogue would lead to a positive outcome.
In further updates, Jharkhand protest live: Job aspirants protesting against alleged irregularities in the recruitment examinations in Jharkhand are scheduled to hold fresh talks with the state government on Monday as the stir entered its 24th day with six agitators still on hunger strike.
On top of that, A day earlier, the demonstrators burnt the effigies of Chief Minister Hemant Soren, Rahul Gandhi and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, accusing the JMM-Congress alliance of "failing to take concrete action" on their demands.
Later in the evening, the Hemant Soren government invited the protesters for a fresh round of talks at 2 pm on Monday.
Source: Hindustan Times