Protesters obtain medical consideration throughout an indefinite starvation strike as a part of a protest in opposition to the Jharkhand authorities over alleged irregularities within the 14th JPSC examination, JSSC-CGL and different recruitment checks, demanding a CBI probe and reforms within the recruitment companies, in Ranchi, Jharkhand, August 8, 2026.
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The Jharkhand authorities on Sunday (August 9, 2026) agreed to cancel the 14th Jharkhand Public Service Fee (JPSC) preliminary examination and the JPSC backlog examinations held in 2023 and 2025 following six hours of discussions with protesting pupil teams.
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Nevertheless, the scholars remained agency on their demand for a CBI probe into the alleged irregularities within the JSSC-CGL examination and stated the agitation would proceed, together with a march to the Jharkhand Meeting on Monday (August 10, 2026). The announcement got here whilst all three JPSC members resigned and Chief Minister Hemant Soren assured protesters that “justice might be delivered with full transparency”.
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The State’s Technical and Larger Schooling Minister Sudivya Kumar stated the federal government has accepted “98% of the calls for”.
“The federal government has agreed with the demand for cancellation of the 14th JPSC and backlog examinations of 2023 and 2025,” he stated, including that the State can not suggest a CBI probe into JSSC-CGL “as we don’t have jurisdiction over JSSC-CGL exams that occurred in keeping with Excessive court docket and Supreme court docket instructions.”
The teams, led by Jharkhand Loktantrik Krantikari Morcha (JLKM) and JPSC-JSSC Reforms Manch, stated they need cancellation of JSSC-CGL and all exams related to the TSR Knowledge Processing Personal Restricted Company, a blacklisted entity.
Mr. Kumar stated the panel “held optimistic dialogue with college students… and they’ll take a remaining name whether or not to withdraw the agitation or not.”
Responding to the demand over JSSC-CGL, the federal government stated a committee might be shaped underneath a retired decide for a judicial probe and the CID will examine the felony angle. It has not but agreed to cancel exams carried out by the TDPL.
Piyush Kumar, a pupil delegation member, stated that the decision was “unacceptable”. “We first need the cancellation of the examination after which the investigation,” he stated.
The four-member committee of State Ministers knowledgeable the protesting teams {that a} fast-track court docket might be established for the speedy disposal of circumstances on the alleged examination irregularities. The court docket will file a charge-sheet inside 90 days, Minister Kumar stated. “A panel may even be shaped with specialists drawn from IIT-ISM Dhanbad, IIM Ranchi and XLRI Jamshedpur to counsel examination reforms,” he stated.
However Chandan Kumar, one other delegation member from JLKM, stated that there’s “no readability over the timeline.”
Earlier, the talks began round midday, and the delegation members returned to the protest web site at Jaipal Singh Munda Stadium round 6:30 p.m. The federal government representatives met with the three pupil delegations, together with one from AISA, individually after which with all of the teams collectively.
Protesters from everywhere in the State continued to affix the agitation and are anticipated to take part within the Monday march. 5 aspirants continued their indefinite starvation strike, together with Devendra Mahto, whose starvation strike entered the eighth day.
Revealed – August 09, 2026 08:04 pm IST
