Jharkhand Loktantrik Krantikari Morcha (JLKM) leader Devendra Nath Mahato on Monday, August 10, 2026, joined ‘Vidhan Sabha Gherao’ march in Ranchi
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Jharkhand Loktantrik Krantikari Morcha (JLKM) leader Devendra Nath Mahato on Monday (August 10, 2026) joined the JPSC-JSCC Reform Morcha’s ‘Vidhan Sabha Gherao’ march against the exam irregularities and said that the State government “will have to listen to the students’ demands.
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“Carrying former Jharkhand Chief Minister Shibu Soren’s portrait, student leader Mr. Mahato said, “Despite being on hunger strike, I came here in an ambulance. The government will have to listen to us.”
Asking the public not to make him a hero, he added, “I am no God or messiah; I am a common man. There will be no change in my personal life. But the barbed wires hurt more than the hunger strike. Students crossed three layers of barricading. Why does the government want anarchy and not agree to students’ demands?”
Further, he urged CM Hemant Soren not to take police action against protestors.
“Today it’s CM Hemant Soren’s birthday, and he should not take such a step where some unfortunate events like at the Jantar Mantar take place here. Do not do anything that causes someone to bleed or get injured and makes the crowd even more agitated. Arrest is a legal process, but there should be no bloodshed. If the government does not agree to the demands, it will be remembered as the one which killed democracy. I will not end the fast,” he said.
Mr. Mahato has been on a hunger strike at Jaipal Singh Munda Stadium, the main protest site, for the past nine days.
Published – August 10, 2026 01:05 pm IST
