- Jharkhand High Court stayed notifications cancelling appointments through the 11th and 13th JPSC exams, prompting student leaders to accuse the government of deceiving job aspirants.
- Manch leader Ravindra Paswan announced effigy burning of Chief Minister Hemant Soren across all 24 districts on Friday, stating that the government has "deceived thousands of job aspirants."
- The aspirants had staged a protest for 26 days at Ranchi's Jaipal Singh Munda Stadium before suspending the agitation for two months following the government's decision to cancel 22 recruitment exams.
- The student leaders alleged that the government failed to effectively defend its decision before the Jharkhand High Court.
- Manch leader Kunal Pratap Singh alleged that no senior advocate appeared in court to defend the government's stand, calling it a "trap" to end the protest.
- JLKM leader Devendra Nath Mahto, who broke his fast after 16 days, respects the court's decision but remains committed to core demands against corruption and irregularities.
Jharkhand students expressed outrage after the high court intervened to stay the government's cancellation of appointments from the 11th and 13th JPSC exams. Student leaders, under the JPSC-JSSC Reforms Manch, accused the government of deceiving job aspirants, claiming it failed to defend its decision in court.1
"Neither the advocate general nor any senior advocate appeared in the high court on Thursday to defend the government's stand of cancelling the recruitment exams," said Kunal Pratap Singh, a leader of the Manch. He described the situation as a trap aimed at ending protests.6
The students had previously staged a 26-day protest at Ranchi's Jaipal Singh Munda Stadium against the government's decision to cancel 22 recruitment exams. Ravindra Paswan, another leader, stated, "We believed in the government's intention and thought it wanted a crackdown on irregularities in recruitment examinations, but we were wrong. The government has deceived thousands of job aspirants."234
In response to the court's ruling, which also stayed the cancellation of food safety officer appointments, JLKM leader Devendra Nath Mahto emphasized the need for justice for deserving candidates while maintaining a firm stance against corruption. He stated, "We began the movement not against any candidate, but against corruption, irregularities, and systemic flaws in the recruitment exams process."789
The high court has requested the state to provide a response by September 15, with the next hearing scheduled for that date.
“Manch leader Kunal Pratap Singh alleged that neither the advocate general nor any senior advocate appeared in court to defend the government's stand, calling it a 'trap' to end the protest. JLKM leader Devendra Nath Mahto, who broke his fast after 16 days, respects the court's decision but remains committed to fighting corruption and irregularities.”
