Jharkhand protest LIVE: Rahul Gandhi asks CM Soren to ‘personally meet’ protesters as calls grow to withdraw support

Student leader Devendra Nath Mahto being carried during a march towards Jharkhand Assembly amid a protest over alleged irregularities in the 14th JPSC examination, JSSC-CGL and other recruitment tests. 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 said. The development came a day after the JPSC-JSSC Reforms Manch, which is leading the agitation, announced plans to gherao Chief Minister Hemant Soren’s residence on August 20 and demand his resignation. ...Read More

‘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 said. 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.

Jharkhand protest live: 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.

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 issue through dialogue. But, we are firm on two demands – a CBI probe into irregularities in recruitment tests and cancellation of the JSSC-CGL (Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission-Combine Graduate Level) exams,” Manch leader Ravindra Paswan said.