Overview
- The student sit-in in Ranchi that began on July 25 has continued into its second week and entered its 13th day on Thursday with hundreds at Jaipal Singh Munda Stadium.
- Protesters formed an 11-member delegation of eight students, a lawyer and two technical experts and handed names to the SDO while demanding that any talks be held publicly with media present.
- A CID‑SIT criminal probe into the alleged recruitment irregularities has intensified and produced about 19 arrests so far, including an accountant linked to TDPL who was taken from Lucknow to Ranchi.
- Six demonstrators, including Devendra Nath Mahto who began a fast in early August, have undertaken hunger strikes and doctors have flagged health concerns after falls in blood pressure and sugar levels.
- The agitation has spilled into the state Assembly with opposition MLAs demanding a CBI probe and protesters planning to surround the Vidhan Sabha on August 10, which could push the government toward a public resolution or higher-level independent scrutiny.