India, Aug. 16 -- Students protesting alleged irregularities in Jharkhand recruitment examinations announced they would burn effigies of Chief Minister Hemant Soren and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in all 24 districts of the state on Sunday, alleging that the ruling JMM-Congress alliance "failed to take concrete action" on their demands.

The protest under JPSC-JSSC Reforms Manch entered its 23nd day on Sunday.

The agitators accused the ruling JMM and the Congress of playing politics over their issues, and announced that they would gherao Soren's residence here on August 20, demanding his resignation.

On Saturday, they demanded that Gandhi withdraw support from the JMM-led coalition if the "CM was not listening to him".

They took out a...