‘Huge victory for Jharkhand’: Mahto ends hunger strike after Soren govt accepts demands

Student leader Mahto ended his fast in Ranchi in the presence of state ministers Dipika Pandey Singh and Irfan Ansari.NEW DELHI: Student leader Devendra Nath Mahto on Monday late night ended his 16-day hunger strike after the Jharkhand government announced the cancellation of the JSSC-CGL examination and all examinations conducted by TDPL, calling the decision a “huge victory for Jharkhand”.Mahto ended his fast in Ranchi in the presence of state ministers Dipika Pandey Singh and Irfan Ansari. He thanked chief minister Hemant Soren, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, ministers and others who supported the students' agitation.“Today marks the 16th day of the hunger strike; this struggle began on July 2nd,” Mahto said.He said the government had taken a “bold step” by cancelling the JSSC-CGL examin