Jyoti Rautela climbs down from water tank after assurances, protest suspended for one month
The agitation of unemployed nursing students, who had been protesting for five and a half months in Uttarakhand demanding year-round recruitment, has finally been suspended after receiving appropriate assurances from the government. Five nursing candidates, including Congress Women’s State President Jyoti Rautela, who had been atop a water tank for nearly 60 hours, have now come down. Meanwhile, Health Minister Subodh Uniyal stated in a statement that the nursing unemployed candidates’ demands will be reviewed. He stated that the memorandum received from the nursing unemployed is being reviewed. The unemployed have also submitted a Himachal Pradesh government order, under which the review is requested. Therefore, it will be reviewed during the meeting. The government order also stated that the nursing unemployed are not on the agenda for the cabinet meeting. Let us inform you that nursing students had been protesting for nearly five and a half months under the banner of Narsingh Ekta Manch Uttarakhand, demanding year-round recruitment. However, due to no positive decision on their demands, on May 11, 2026, the unemployed nursing students intensified their protest, and five nursing candidates, along with Congress Women’s State President Jyoti Rautela, climbed a water tank. Recognizing the seriousness of the matter, Uttarakhand Health Director General Dr. Sunita Tamta arrived at the protest site on the evening of Tuesday, May 12th, to meet the protesters. She held extensive discussions with the unemployed nursing students, but no solution was reached. DJ Health subsequently promised to prepare a proposal and send it to the government, but despite this, the protesters did not come down from the water tank. On the 13th, after receiving appropriate assurances from the government, the Narsingh students suspended their protest for a month. The Congress Women’s State President and other nursing staff who had climbed the water tank came down after receiving this assurance. As she descended from the tank, people present shouted slogans of “Long Live Jyoti Rautela.” They welcomed all the protesters with garlands of flowers. Jyoti Rautela became emotional. Several Congress leaders, including state Congress president Ganesh Godiyal, were present on the occasion.