The Jharkhand government announced another round of talks with student protesters demanding reforms over alleged irregularities in JPSC and JSSC examinations. The move followed multiple meetings with student groups, but the JPSC-JSSC Reforms Manch accused the government of political manoeuvring. Protesters said their agitation would continue until their demands are fulfilled.

Ranchi: A series of meetings with student groups throughout Saturday culminated in the Jharkhand government announcing fresh talks with aspirants protesting against alleged irregularities in recruitment exams in the state that prompted a prominent students' faction accusing it of "political manoeuvring".

As the protest entered its 15th day on Saturday, the Hemant Soren government held four rounds of talks with different student groups, including the Congress' student wing NSUI, Jharkhand Chhatra Manch and Adivasi Chhatra Sangh.

The government on Friday held discussions with the JPSC-JSSC Reforms Manch that has been spearheading the agitation.

As the five rounds of talks failed to break the deadlock, the government decided to hold a sixth round of talks with student representatives around 12 pm on Sunday.