Assam CM Himanta Sarma meets family of Jharkhand recruitment victim, calls incident 'unfortunate'

Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], September 9 (ANI): Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, who is also the BJP co-in-charge for Jharkhand, met with the family of one of the candidates who died while undertaking the physical efficiency test for the Jharkhand excise constable recruitment exam.
Following the meeting, Sarma described the incident as "unfortunate."
He said, "What happened is very unfortunate. The candidate was admitted to the hospital and placed on oxygen support. However, his sister alleges that there was no oxygen in the cylinder. The truth will be revealed only after the investigation. I urge Chief Minister Hemant Soren to offer a job to the victim's elder brother."
Earlier, Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan criticized Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren over the deaths of twelve candidates during the physical efficiency test. He said that the youth of Jharkhand will not forgive the JMM government.
Chouhan said, "Our goal is to free Jharkhand from the misrule of the JMM. With elections approaching, Chief Minister Hemant Soren had promised 5 lakh jobs. Recently, during the excise constable recruitment drive, youths were made to run 10 km without proper arrangements. Such a 10-kilometre run is not conducted anywhere else. This was a ploy for vote bank politics and to deceive the youth."
He further claimed that this alleged conspiracy led to the deaths of twelve youths during the physical tests.
Earlier, Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren expressed his condolences over the deaths of aspirants during the physical tests for the recruitment of excise constables. He directed an immediate review of the rules set by the previous government and instructed changes for future recruitment drives.
Taking to the social media platform X, he said, "Johar friends, the untimely death of the participants during the race for the recruitment of excise constable is sad and heartbreaking. While directing for immediate review of the rules made by the previous government."
He also instructed to make changes in the rules for all future recruitment drives. (ANI)