{"id":13703,"date":"2026-08-18T11:28:46","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T11:28:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=13703"},"modified":"2026-08-18T11:28:46","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T11:28:46","slug":"i-have-ended-my-hunger-strike-not-the-protest-devendra-mahto-announces-2nd-phase-of-jharkhand-exam-stir-ranchi-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=13703","title":{"rendered":"\u2018I have ended my hunger strike, not the protest\u2019: Devendra Mahto announces 2nd phase of Jharkhand exam stir | Ranchi News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133319790,imgsize-51010,width-400,height-225,resizemode-75\/mahto-announced-a-second-phase-of-protest-demanding-corruption-free-recruitment-through-jpsc-and-jssc.jpg\" alt=\"\u2018I have ended my hunger strike, not the protest\u2019: Devendra Mahto announces 2nd phase of Jharkhand exam stir\" title=\"Mahto announced a second phase of protest demanding corruption-free recruitment through JPSC and JSSC\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Mahto announced a second phase of protest demanding corruption-free recruitment through JPSC and JSSC\">Mahto announced a second phase of protest demanding corruption-free recruitment through JPSC and JSSC<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>RANCHI: JLKM leader Devendra Mahto, who ended his 16-day hunger strike after the Jharkhand government cancelled job examinations over alleged irregularities, on Tuesday announced that he would soon begin the second phase of the protest for corruption-free recruitment through JPSC and JSSC.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>He said the agitation would continue until the &#8220;government guarantees no paper leak or irregularities in recruitment examinations in future&#8221;, news agency PTI reported.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>&#8220;I have ended my hunger strike, not the protest. The agitation will continue till the government gives a guarantee that no paper leak or irregularities will take place in recruitment examinations. We will soon launch the second phase of our protest, demanding corruption-free recruitment in JPSC and JSSC examinations,\u201d Mahto said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>The second phase of the agitation will be launched under the banner of JPSC-JSSC Abhiyarthi Reform Manch, headed by Mahto, PTI reported.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>Mahto, who had been on hunger strike for 16 days, called it off around Monday midnight after the state government cancelled all recruitment tests, including the JSSC-CGL exam, conducted by an outsourced agency since 2014.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>\u201cWe demand from the government that a monitoring committee be formed for reforms. We also sought a complete audit, not just a financial audit; there should be an audit at every step,\u201d Mahto said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>He also urged the government to &#8220;enact a law if necessary to prevent practices like paper leaks and irregularities in the recruitment examinations&#8221;.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>Chief minister <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/hemant-soren\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hemant Soren<\/a> on Monday said an exam reforms committee headed by senior IAS officer Amitabh Kaushal would recommend measures to strengthen the recruitment examination process.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/>&#8220;The government has decided to cancel the Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission-Combined Graduate Level (JSSC-CGL) exam, which was one of the major demands of the protesting students. We have also decided to cancel all tests conducted by the outsourced agency TSR Data Processing Pvt Ltd (TDPL) and the results published by it,&#8221; Soren said.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/ranchi\/i-have-ended-my-hunger-strike-not-the-protest-devendra-mahto-announces-2nd-phase-of-jharkhand-exam-stir\/articleshow\/133319039.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mahto announced a second phase of protest demanding corruption-free recruitment through JPSC and JSSC RANCHI: JLKM leader Devendra Mahto, who ended his 16-day hunger strike after the Jharkhand government cancelled job examinations over alleged irregularities, on Tuesday announced that he would soon begin the second phase of the protest for corruption-free recruitment through JPSC and 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