Jharkhand protesters, govt to hold 7th round of talks today as hunger strike enters 15th day

The Jharkhand government has invited job aspirants protesting alleged irregularities in state recruitment examinations for a fresh rounds of talks on Monday, officials said on Sunday. Student leader Devendra Nath Mahto being carried during a march towards Jharkhand Assembly amid a protest over alleged.

(PTI)The development comes a day after JPSC-JSSC Reforms Manch — which is spearheading the protest — announced they would gherao chief minister Hemant Soren’s residence on August 20, demanding his resignation. We will definitely go for the talks as we want to resolve the.

What Happened

The decision to invite the students for the 7th round of talks came after the sub-divisional officer and additional district magistrate, law and order held a meeting with the students at the protest site in Ranchi’s Jaipal Singh Munda Stadium. Meanwhile, on.

• State Congress’ media in-charge Rakesh Sinha said that the state unit will hold a meeting on August 18 to discuss reforms in the examinations and that the party will “strongly raise the students’ voice”.

• The action triggered widespread outrage, prompting four more people to join the indefinite hunger strike.

• The protesters expressed anger over the “administrative misconduct” directed at fasting student leader Devendra Nath Mahto on August 15, who was allegedly physically prevented by the police from leaving Sadar Hospital to participate in.

What Reports Say

Coverage of the story so far points to:

• Continued reporting by Hindustan Times as more details emerge