Jharkhand Students Launch Hunger Strike Over Recruitment Irregularities

The protest movement, led by student activist Devendra Nath Mahato, maintains that their grievances target a systemic failure rather than specific political figures. Participants explicitly distanced themselves from partisan agendas, focusing their demands on the cancellation of the JPSC Preliminary Test and a rigorous review of exams managed by TDPL agencies. Despite the mounting pressure, protesters insisted their platform remains independent of political influence.

Government officials have responded to the agitation with promises of accountability. JMM leader Manoj Pandey rejected calls for a CBI probe, asserting that state-run investigative bodies possess the competence to resolve the crisis. He pledged that the Hemant Soren administration would prosecute any official or individual implicated in the scandal. The Criminal Investigation Department has already detained 11 suspects in connection with the JPSC paper leak, a development that followed the resignation of JPSC Chairman L Khiangte.