Jharkhand job exam stir enters 14th day, protester on hunger strike taken to hospital
A student leader participating in a 14-day hunger strike against alleged recruitment exam irregularities in Jharkhand was hospitalized after his health declined. Protesters are demanding an independent investigation into the 14th Jharkhand PSC Civil Services Examination.
Why it matters
The protest highlights ongoing tensions regarding government recruitment transparency and youth unemployment in India.
One of the six protesters, who have been on a hunger strike as part of a demonstration against the alleged irregularities in recruitment exams in Jharkhand, was taken to a hospital here after his health condition deteriorated on Friday (August 7, 2026), an official said.
The student leader, identified as Rahul Kranti, who has been on fast since Tuesday night (August 4, 2026), was taken in an ambulance to the Ranchi Sadar hospital for treatment, he said.
Earlier in the day, Kranti had said the protesters had appealed to the administration for a health check-up, but no doctors reached the demonstration site till 8:30 a.m.
Five protesters, including two women, on Tuesday night (August 4, 2026) joined Jharkhand Loktantrik Krantikari Morcha (JLKM) leader Devendra Nath Mahto in his hunger strike. Mahto has been on fast for the past six days.
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