The developments came as the Jharkhand government initiated talks with protesting students on Wednesday over the alleged recruitment irregularities. "We have been on a hunger strike for the past three days. After speaking with Sonam Wangchuk, I only started drinking water--which I wasn't doing earlier--and my hunger strike is still ongoing. The developments came as the Jharkhand government initiated talks with protesting students on Wednesday over the alleged recruitment irregularities. Senior officials invited a five-member student delegation for discussions with Chief Minister Hemant Soren in an effort to resolve the ongoing agitation.