Students accuse Jharkhand govt of withholding Devendra Mahto's health details

Jharkhand chief minister Raghubar Das on Thursday visited Mahto at the hospital.NEW DELHI: Student leader Devendra Nath Mahto, who is on an indefinite hunger strike over alleged irregularities in Jharkhand recruitment examinations, remains hospitalised at Sadar Hospital in Ranchi, with protesting students alleging that

Mahto is undergoing treatment at the Sadar Hospital, and he had written to the Ranchi civil surgeon on Wednesday, August 13 night, seeking permission to return to the protest site at Jaipal Singh Munda Stadium.

Abhishek Dipke said his party stood firmly behind Mahto, who was hospitalized after police used tear gas, batons and water cannons to disperse protesters marching towards the state Assembly on Monday. DW has more.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party accused the group that spearheaded massive student protests in New Delhi last month of hypocrisy for failing to play a more active role in the agitation now sweeping a state in India’s hinterland.

JLKM leader Devendra Nath Mahto, who has been on a hunger strike for nine days over alleged irregularities in Jharkhand recruitment examinations, was admitted to a hospital here as his health condition deteriorated.