Bhubaneswar: The candidate who emerged for the main examination of the Odisha-2020 civil service has urged the Head of Minister of Naveen Patnaik to postpone the main examination given the increasing Covid case in the state.
Examination will begin on January 20 and continue until February 8.
In the memorandum submitted to the minister’s chairman, the candidates said many of them had been tested positive for Covid-19 and would not be easy for them to appear for inspection.
“If the Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC), inspection of body inspection, allows the main exam between the scheduled Datelines, it will be the Super Spreader event,” said a candidate.
They said the government had closed schools, colleges and universities in the state after the Covid case increased in the state.
“Now, the country reports more than 10,000 Covid cases per day and no one knows when the third wave peak will occur.
Why does the government insist on holding this test? It can be done later when the situation gets better,” said another candidate.
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“If this situation continues for several more days, more zones like that may appear and we cannot get out of this zone to appear for inspection,” said a candidate who asked for anonymity.
In addition, many candidates have started a campaign online on social media to impose pressure on the government to delay the examination.
A female candidate in the video posted on social media said, “I have tested positive for Covid-19 and is doing drugs for this.
My husband needs to be hospitalized for Covid treatment.
In this situation, I do not know what to do now .
How can I sit for checks in this condition? I asked the government to make decisions about this problem soon.
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Other candidates on Twitter said many private behavioral behavior agents and the government have delayed their daily entrance tests and recruitment.
“How can we sit for the examination that will continue for 20 days? We don’t want to be infected during this process,” he added.
They say some candidates who live in rural areas cannot rent in Bhubaneswar or Cuttack during this Covid time.
“Given all these problems, the government must postpone the examination,” he added.