Jharkhand Governor C.P. Radhakrishnan on Thursday approved the Jharkhand Competitive Examination (Measure for Control and Prevention of Unfair Means in Recruitment) Bill, 2023 which mandates a strict provision of life imprisonment and fine up to ₹10 crore, in case of cheating in the competitive exams.
The Bill was passed on August 3 during the Monsoon Session of the State Assembly and the Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had created a ruckus in the assembly.
The Opposition had compared the Bill to the Rowlatt Act and termed it a black law. A day after passing the Bill in the assembly, a BJP delegation led by State unit chief Babulal Marandi met the Governor and urged him not to pass the Bill.
