The excise constable recruitment drive, which was halted on the instructions of Chief Minister Hemant Soren after the unfortunate death of 12 candidates at seven centers all over the state, was resumed from September 10 with changed rules. The drive at Palamu, which claimed a maximum of 4 lives, had been relocated and candidates were distributed among other six centers.Though Jharkhand Police had claimed to have taken extra precautions about the health condition of the candidates at each of the centers, they failed to check candidates falling ill while running as many of them fainted while running. Leader of Opposition in Jharkhand Assembly, Amar Bauri has reiterated his demands once again, saying that the family of the deceased should be given an amount of Rs 50 lakh and the government should give a government job to one person of the family.As the death toll reached 12, BJP has demanded Rs 50 lakh compensation and a job for the nearest kin to the family members of those who died during the excise constable recruitment drive in Jharkhand. Assam Chief Minister and co-election in-charge of Jharkhand, Himanat Biswa Sarma also announced that BJP will give a compensation of Rs 1 lakh to the family members of each of the deceased candidates on their own by visiting them personally.
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