Jharkhand students agree to talks with govt, demand CM-led discussions in presence of media

Students protesting against alleged irregularities in recruitment examinations in Jharkhand on Thursday reiterated that they were willing to hold talks with the state government but insisted that any dialogue with Chief Minister Hemant Soren should take place in the presence of the media and not behind closed doors. The protest, centred on alleged irregularities in the JPSC, JSSC CGL and other competitive examinations, continued in Ranchi even as the state government expressed its readiness to engage with the agitating students. One of the protesters said that while a meeting held on Wednesday night had decided that delegation members would…