Jharkhand Exam Row: Protestors to Continue Stir Till Demands Met Against 'Irregularities' in Job Exams
At least six hunger strikers were hospitalized as protesters pressed for canceled exams and a federal probe into alleged recruitment fraud.
- Thousands of protesters are marching on the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly demanding a federal inquiry into recruitment exam irregularities, camping at Jaipal Singh Munda Stadium since July 25 to seek a transparent hiring process.
- At least six demonstrators, including aspirant Rahul Kranti, are on a hunger strike demanding cancellation of the Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission's Combined Graduate Level examination, arguing a state police probe cannot adequately examine the recruitment system's irregularities.
- On Tuesday, the Special Investigation Team arrested an absconding operator-cum-director in connection with the 2022 JSSC Junior Engineer paper leak, following the cancellation of that 2,279-post examination four years ago.
- Authorities restricted protests within 750 meters of the assembly through August 12, as Chief Minister Hemant Soren pledged dialogue at the annual tribal festival Sunday; although the government suspended this year's Jharkhand Public Service Commission exam, students say these concessions fall short.
- Political analyst Radhika Ramaseshan noted that Jharkhand has adopted the Cockroach Janta Party playbook to highlight systemic issues; "These protests symbolize the broken trust young people feel towards the system," Bora told DW.
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Case against 600 protesters, including 500 unidentified students, in Jharkhand stir
Police have filed cases against 600 protesters over Thursday’s march towards the Jharkhand Assembly, including 100 named and 500 unidentified students and others. The students have been protesting recruitment exam irregularities for 20 days, demanding reforms, cancellations and an independent probe.
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Times of IndiaJharkhand exam row: Protestors to continue stir till demands met against 'irregularities' in job exams
Students protesting recruitment exam irregularities announced they will continue their agitation. They hope the state government will offer a positive message soon. The protesters have decided to intensify their demonstrations at Jaipal Singh Munda Stadium. Members also criticized police actions during a previous protest march. The students demand transparency and reforms in recruitment examinations.
Exam agency operator arrested from Mumbai four years after JSSC Junior Engineer paper leak
The Special Investigation Team (SIT) has arrested an absconding operator-cum-director of the examination-conducting agency in connection with the Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission (JSSC) Junior Engineer paper leak case, four years after the examination was cancelled, said officials on Tuesday. The accused has been identified as Arun Kumar, a resident of Nalanda district in Bihar. Kumar was arrested in Mumbai on August 10 and was subsequently…
Jharkhand bandh: BJP protest over police action on job aspirants hits normal life - The Tribune
Normal life was affected in parts of Jharkhand on Tuesday as BJP workers enforced a state-wide bandh in protest against police action on job aspirants during their march to the state Assembly a day ago over alleged irregularities in recruitment examinations.
Jharkhand Recruitment Scam: From paper leaks to ‘Family Jobs’—How an alleged exam syndicate put merit on sale
From brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law to extended relatives, a startling cluster of candidates allegedly linked to arrested JSSC CGL BSO Abhay Kumar Tiwari has secured positions in the same recruitment process. As the alleged Rs 40-crore examination syndicate comes under investigation, Jharkhand’s aspiring youth are left asking one question: if government jobs are allegedly cornered by a connected few, where does that leave the ordinary studen…
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