Overview
- The student-led sit-in at Ranchi's Jaipal Singh Munda Stadium entered its 14th day on Friday with six protesters fasting and one taken to hospital after his condition worsened.
- Protesters have finalised an 11-member delegation to seek talks with the Hemant Soren government and insist on cancellation of recent JPSC/JSSC exams, release of OMR and response data, and a CBI or out-of-state judicial probe.
- State authorities say CID and ACB investigations are under way and that 19 people have been arrested, while protesters and opposition leaders accuse local agencies of lacking independence.
- RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat publicly defended Gen Z protesters and urged dialogue and more education spending, prompting political friction as some BJP figures had earlier criticised the demonstrations.
- The Jharkhand agitation is part of a wider national wave of student unrest over exam leaks and recruitment delays that has pushed demands for transparent exam data, fixed recruitment calendars, and broader education reform.