JPSC-JSSC aspirants warn of fresh stir after HC stays Jharkhand's exam cancellation, to burn Soren effigies

RANCHI: The JPSC-JSSC Reform Manch on Thursday remarked it will revive its agitation against the Jharkhand administration, alleging that students were misled into ending their protest after the state promised to address their demands.

Key points

• Student leaders accused the administration of failing to effectively defend its decision before the High Court.
• The way the state administration has deceived the students, we will provide it a befitting reply.
• Paswan remarked the assurances that prompted students to call off their agitation had not translated into visible action.
• It was postponed for two months after assurances from the administration, could be resumed before the deadline if the commitments were not implemented on the ground.
• He alleged that the administration had invited students for discussions with legal experts and promised dialogue, but afterwards issued the cancellation order without consulting them.

Meanwhile, the Manch remarked the agitation. It was postponed for two months after assurances from the administration, could be resumed before the deadline if the commitments were not implemented on the ground. It additionally unveiled intends to burn effigies of Chief Minister Hemant Soren throughout all 24 districts on Friday.

In practice, the announcement came after the Jharkhand High Court stayed the state government's notification cancelling the 11th to 13th JPSC Civil Services examinations and the Food Safety Officer examination.

"The way the state administration has deceived the students, we will provide it a befitting reply. We now understand the intention behind misleading us into ending our protest, " JPSC-JSSC Reform Manch leader Ravindra Paswan remarked.

"We will fight with full force, full conviction and full determination. We will not back down, " the Manch remarked.

Paswan cautioned that the students could be mobilised within hours and resume their protest in Ranchi at any point before the two-month period ends if the administration failed to honour its commitments.

"Since the government has deceived lakhs of students of the state and misled them into ending their protest, effigies of CM Hemant Soren will be burnt in all 24 districts on Friday under the banner of JPSC-JSSC Reform Manch, " he remarked.

Meanwhile, Jharkhand Leader of Opposition Babulal Marandi questioned the government's intentions and remarked he had cautioned from the beginning that its approach towards the protesting students was not sincere.

In a post on X, Marandi remarked he had predicted that the government's decision to cancel the JPSC and JSSC appointments and examinations would not withstand judicial scrutiny and could be stayed by the High Court.

Marandi alleged that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Soren had "orchestrated a charade" by announcing the cancellation of the examinations as part of a political conspiracy to suppress the student agitation.

Marandi reiterated his demand for a CBI inquiry into alleged irregularities in recruitment, saying those responsible should be identified and punished while candidates selected through a transparent and proper process should not be affected.

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