New Delhi: Thousands of government job aspirants have been protesting across Uttarakhand including Dehradun for the past five days, with some sitting on a hunger strike in Haldwani on Thursday, following a paper leak in the government recruitment exam held Sunday.

The Uttarakhand Subordinate Services Selection Commission’s (UKSSSC) written examination for graduate-level posts in various departments began at 11 am Sunday (September 21) and was scheduled to conclude at 1 pm. However, concerns arose after Bobby Panwar, a member of the Uttarakhand Berozgaar Sangh, a union of unemployed youth in Uttarakhand formed in March 2018, alleged the paper was leaked half an hour before the exam commenced.

Uttarakhand Berozgar Sangh president Ram Kandwal claimed the paper was leaked allegedly from a

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