Students take out ‘Abhar Yatra’ in as Jharkhand govt accepts demands, cancels exam

Students protesting alleged irregularities in Jharkhand recruitment exams took out ‘Abhar Yatra’ on Wednesday, a day after the JMM-led government issued notifications cancelling 22 recruitment exams and ordering a probe into 23 others conducted by the state public service commission and an outsourced agency since 2014. Student leaders said that the ‘Abhar Yatra’ (thanksgiving) procession is for all the students and guardians who supported their struggles to bring reforms and overhaul in the system. The ‘yatra’ was taken out from Jaipal Singh Munda Stadium, the protest site, to Albert Ekka Chowk. Hundreds of students from across the state participated in the procession.