India, Aug. 16 -- Students protesting against alleged irregularities in Jharkhand recruitment examinations took out a 'Tiranga Yatra' here on Saturday to mark the country's 80th Independence Day, and announced that they would gherao Chief Minister Hemant Soren's residence on August 20, demanding his resignation.

The protesters also said that they would burn effigies of the chief minister and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi across all 24 districts on Sunday, and accused the ruling JMM-Congress alliance of failing to take concrete action on their demands.

The announcements came as the protest entered its 22nd day, with thousands of students and job aspirants, including two wheelchair-borne protesters who were on fast, participating in the 'T...