The Soren government has agreed to cancel the JPSC and conduct an ED investigation, but the CGL remains a thorn! Students have announced a siege of the Assembly.

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JPSC Protest Latest Updates: The third round of meeting between the protesting students and the state government in Ranchi lasted for about 5 hours on Sunday. The student delegation said that the government has accepted more than 50 percent of the students’ demands. The government has agreed to cancel the 14th JPSC exams. An agreement has been reached with the government on JPSC reforms. The delegation said that no agreement could be reached on CGL in the meeting. Apart from this, no agreement was reached on cancelling the exam conducted by TDPL.

Students insist on CBI investigation

After meeting with government representatives regarding the JPSC-JSCC candidates’ protest, student leader Kunal said, “Let me make it clear that our plan to surround the Assembly will continue peacefully. Our demand is for a CBI investigation, and we will not compromise on this.”

Chargesheet will be filed within 90 days: Minister Sudibya Kumar

Speaking to the media after meeting a delegation of JPSC-JSCC candidates amid protests by them, Jharkhand government minister Sudibya Kumar Sonu said that after the third day of talks and extensive deliberations today, on the instructions of Chief Minister Hemant Soren, the government decided that the irregularities related to the 14th JPSC and the backlog recruitments of 2023-25 ​​will be looked into in two ways.

He said the CID will investigate the criminal aspects. Furthermore, given the financial implications and evidence of illegal financial transactions, the ED will be requested to investigate. Following this, a fast-track court will be set up and a charge sheet will be filed against the accused within 90 days.

The government cannot cancel the CGL exam: Minister Sudibya Kumar

Regarding the necessary reforms, Minister Sudibya Kumar Sonu said the government would form a committee of experts from IIT-ISM, IIM Ranchi, and XLRI to guide the process. Following these discussions, student representatives demanded the cancellation of the CGL exam, and the government clearly stated that since the exam was conducted in accordance with High Court and Supreme Court directives, it had no authority to cancel it.

Consensus reached on 98 percent points: Government

Minister Sudibya Kumar stated that the government proposed forming a monitoring committee headed by a retired judge to oversee the investigation, but the students refused. “We believe the government agreed to 98 percent of the points raised, and the remaining 2 percent, specifically the demand to cancel the CGL exam,” he said. The government stated that it cannot cancel an exam conducted on court orders.

To instill confidence in the students, the government was willing to form a committee headed by a retired judge to monitor the work of the CID, allowing them to raise concerns if they felt the CID was not listening to them. Overall, following these processes and efforts, we believe the government has demonstrated genuine goodwill and sensitivity toward the students in its effort to end the agitation. 

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