- By Kamal Kumar
- Tue, 03 Sep 2024 12:01 AM (IST)
- Source:JND
After 11 candidates lost their lives during an ongoing recruitment drive for excise constables in Jharkhand, Chief Minister Hemant Soren has issued instructions to halt the process for three days. Soren has also established a health experts' committee to ascertain the causes behind the deaths of several candidates during the physical tests.
Taking to the X (formerly Twitter), Soren said that the conducting authority will not hold the physical examination after 9 am - probably to save candidates from the extreme heat and humidity.
"I have issued instructions to halt the excise constables' recruitment drive for three days. The physical tests, too, will not be held after 9 am," Soren said in the post.
The committee is instructed to submit the report soon, the JMM leader added. Terming the deaths of aspirants as sad and heartbreaking, the CM said instructions have also been issued for immediate review of rules made by the previous government.
"There will be adequate presence of doctors for candidates who feel the need for a health check-up before the physical tests. Arrangements for breakfast/fruits will also be made so that the aspirants don't participate in the run empty stomach," Soren said.
The chief minister stated that immediate relief is being provided to the victims' families. The BJP has claimed that 15 candidates have lost their lives so far, while the Jharkhand Police have reported 12 deaths among the aspirants. Meanwhile, the state's Health Minister, Banna Gupta, has put the number at four.
The physical tests for Jharkhand excise constable recruitment began on August 22 at seven centres in six districts for 583 posts, and were scheduled to continue till September 9.
