RANCHI, Aug. 15 -- The students' protest against alleged irregularities in Jharkhand recruitment examinations entered its 21st day on Friday, with the protesters having decided to take out a "Tiranga Yatra" to celebrate the country's 80th Independence Day on August 15. The office-bearers of the protest committee said the protest would start from Jaipal Singh Munda Stadium and return to the protest site via Kuchery chowk, Nucleus Mall, Lalpur Chowk, Plaza Chowk, Firayalal Chowk and Shaheed Chowk. "This 'Tiranga Yatra' is not merely a march with the tricolour; it is a journey to raise a voice for transparency, fairness and reform in the JPSC and JSSC recruitment processes-a voice fighting for the rights of every youth in Jharkhand. Today, we take to the streets so that tomorrow, integrity prevails in the recruitment system and the dreams of the youth receive their due," the committee said in a statement. They also criticised the Ranchi district administration for an FIR lodged over the violence during the August 10 march towards the state assembly, asserting that the 'Tiranga Yatra' on Independence Day would further strengthen their movement. The protesters, under the banner of JPSC-JSSC Reforms Manch, have been demanding greater transparency in recruitment examinations, cancellation of several tests and an independent probe by the CBI or a panel of retired judges from outside the state. The police continued examining video footage to identify miscreants involved in creating violence during the "Vidhan Sabha March" by the job aspirants on Monday. The FIR was lodged against 300 unnamed people over the August 10 march toward the state assembly during which the demonstrators clashed with security personnel. The case, registered at Vidhan Sabha police station, relates to alleged violation of prohibitory orders, damage to government property and attacks on police personnel, Ranchi SP Paras Rana said. The Ranchi administration had imposed prohibitory orders under Section 163 of the BNSS within a 750-metre radius of the assembly building ahead of the monsoon session. Police had not made any arrests or detentions so far and they were examining video footage to identify those involved in the violence on that day, officials said. JPSC-JSSC Reforms Manch leader Ravindra Paswan appealed to the government not to target genuine students. "If the administration has registered an FIR against unidentified persons, we do not have any objection. But we would like to appeal to the administration and the Jharkhand government not to file an FIR against any student," he said. Meanwhile, concern remains over the health of Jharkhand Loktantrik Krantikari Morcha (JLKM) leader Devendra Nath Mahto, who has been on a hunger strike for 13 days. The state CID has also conducted raids at multiple locations to execute arrest warrants against seven accused in cases linked to alleged irregularities in competitive examinations conducted by the Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC), officials said. The probe agency has so far arrested 20 people, including former JPSC chairperson L Khiangte, in connection with the alleged irregularities in the recruitment examinations.The agitation has received support from several social organisations, authors and others, many of whom have been providing free food to the protesters since the movement began....