Jharkhand Protests: Hemant Soren Accepts Students’ Demands as State Cabinet Cancels JSSC-CGL Exam
Hemant Soren said all TDPL-run exams, results and selections will be scrapped as a committee prepares reforms after protests over alleged irregularities.
- On Monday, August 17, Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren announced the state Cabinet's decision to cancel the Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission-Combined Graduate Level examination and scrap all activities associated with Technocratic Dynamos Pvt. .
- The announcement follows a 24-day protest in Ranchi by students demanding justice, accountability, and a Central Bureau of Investigation probe into alleged recruitment irregularities.
- Soren ordered a comprehensive inquiry into recruitment errors dating back to 2014 and appointed senior IAS officer Amitabh Kaushal to lead a committee tasked with reforming the examination process.
- Demonstrators remain dissatisfied, citing a lack of concrete action, and have announced plans to gherao the Chief Minister's residence on August 20 to demand further systemic changes.
- Congress leader Rahul Gandhi urged the Chief Minister to personally engage with students to resolve remaining concerns, emphasizing the legitimacy of their demands for a fair and transparent system.
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Jharkhand: Jharkhand Government Accepts Students’ Demands After 24-Day Protest
<p class="isSelectedEnd">After 24 days of protests, the Hemant Soren-led Jharkhand government has accepted several key demands raised by students. Following a cabinet meeting, Chief Minister Hemant Soren announced that all examinations conducted by TDPL, including the JSSC CGL examination, would be cancelled. The government also announced a CID investigation into examinations conducted since 2014 and a detailed inquiry into examination irregular…
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